Sickle
Sickle joins agricultural fertility with mortality and judgment, serving as the Reaper's blade, Cronus's emblem of time, a royal sign, and mythic weapon.
Our paraphrase of what the sources say it carries.
At a glance
- Type
- Symbol
- Borne by
- 1 figure
- Traditions
- Japanese folklore (1)
Figures that bear it
A model judged each figure against its own description, one term at a time. Is: the figure is, or is partly, this thing. Bears: it carries the thing or is marked by it. What a figure does is filed under motifs and powers. Open "why" for the sentence the judgement rests on.
- Kamaitachi bears Japanese folklore
why
In Japanese folklore, the Kamaitachi are weasel-like creatures known for their speed and sharp, sickle-like claws.