Results for "icon"
14 entries found.
🇮🇪 Ireland and 4 moreFour-leaf clover
A rare plant mutation believed to bring good luck and used as a symbol of fortune.Charm · Luck and prosperity Living
🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreBigfoot
A large, hairy humanoid creature of North American folklore and cryptozoologyFigure · Wonder and entertainment Legendary
🇮🇳 IndiaVahanaवाहन
The animal or mythical creature that carries a Hindu deityTradition · Power and authority Living
🇷🇺 RussiaTriple-headed eagle
A heraldic and mythological bird with three heads, appearing in Russian symbolism and European manuscripts.Being · Power and authority Historical
🇺🇸 United StatesChessie
A sea monster of American folklore said to inhabit the Chesapeake Bay.Being · Wonder and entertainment Legendary
🇬🇷 GreeceMormoΜορμώ
A Greek bogey whose name adults spoke to frighten childrenBeing Legendary
🇪🇬 Egypt and 1 moreOuroborosοὐροβόρος
An ancient image of a serpent eating its own tail, symbolizing cycles and wholenessFigure · Power and authority · Wonder and entertainment Historical
🇮🇳 IndiaPashaपाश
A divine weapon symbolizing the binding of obstacles and worldly attachment in HinduismCharm · Binding and oaths · Power and authority Historical
🇳🇴 NorwayTroll
A Nordic creature of folklore and myth, ranging from mountain dwellers to modern fantasy icons.Being · Wonder and entertainment Legendary
🇮🇱 Israel and 2 moreNehushtanנְחֻשְׁתָּן
A bronze serpent on a pole from the Hebrew Bible, once worshipped for healing before its destruction.Charm · Healing · Protection Historical
🇮🇹 ItalyShe-wolf (Roman mythology)lupa
The mythical wolf that nursed Rome's founders and became the city's enduring symbolFigure · Power and authority Historical
🇬🇷 Greece and 3 morePalladium
A sacred image or object believed to guarantee the safety of a city or nationCharm · Protection Historical
🇺🇸 United StatesSeax-Wica
A neopagan tradition blending Wiccan ritual with Anglo-Saxon symbolism and self-initiationTradition · Speaking with spirits and the dead · Power and authority Living
🇷🇺 RussiaZoya's Standing
A Soviet-era tale of a dancer frozen in place for mocking a saint's iconBelief Legendary
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Bigfoot: Roger Patterson and Robert Gimlin, Public domain, source
- She-wolf (Roman mythology): Unknown author, CC0, source
- Palladium: Marie-Lan Nguyen ( Jastrow ), Public domain, source
- Ouroboros: Djehouty, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Varahi: Unknown Nepali, Public domain, source
- Pasha: unknown author, Public domain, source
- Triple-headed eagle: Неизвестный автор. (фото обложки сборника: Александр Храмов), Public domain, source
- Four-leaf clover: Phyzome under the GFDL., CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Troll: John Bauer, Public domain, source
- Nehushtan: Michelangelo, Public domain, source