Swine
Swine denotes fertility and recurring abundance in some traditions, but greed, ignorance, sensuality, uncleanness, and untamed appetite in others.
Our paraphrase of what the sources say it carries.
At a glance
- Type
- Symbol
- Borne by
- 2 figures
- Traditions
- Greek mythology (1)Manx 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.
- Arkan Sonney is Manx folklore
why
Unlike ordinary swine, the Arkan Sonney possesses an uncanny ability to vanish in an instant, much like a shooting star streaking across the night sky.
- Calydonian Boar is Greek mythology
why
In Greek mythology, the Calydonian Boar is a monstrous, divine swine.