Spear
Spear is a solar world-axis joining heaven and earth, symbolizing masculine fertility, royalty, warlike prowess, magical power, initiation, and Christ's Passion.
Our paraphrase of what the sources say it carries.
At a glance
- Type
- Symbol
- Borne by
- 2 figures
- Traditions
- Roman mythology (1)Solomon Islands 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.
- Adaro bears Solomon Islands folklore
why
Its most distinctive feature is the long, sharp spear that protrudes from its forehead, serving as both a weapon and a symbol of its aggressive nature.
- Jupiter bears Roman mythology
why
The iconographic and symbolic register the compendia preserve is remarkably consistent: a seated, venerable figure with staff and spear, standing for organization, decision, expansion, and intellectual will — the energetic and the courageous — with the air for his element, tin for his metal, Thursday for his day, the east for his quarter, and maturity for his age.