Talk:Ankh
From Academic Kids
"A modified version of the ankh symbol (♀) is used in astrology to represent the planet Venus, in alchemy to represent the element copper, and in biology to identify the female sex."
I don't think so. Its a similar symbol, but it is Roman in origin: Venus' handmirror is more associated with being a representation of teh female womb than the ankh ever was. Especially when contrasted with Mars' shield and spear (a rather phallic symbol).--ZZ 13:41, 9 Oct 2004 (UTC)
I have read in a non-authoritative source that the ankh may be a map; the vertical line would be the Nile and the loop is the delta. The horizontal line represents the deserts on either side of the Nile; it represented life because the Nile supports life in between the deserts. Do any real Egyptologists hold this theory? Fishal 22:47, 20 Oct 2004 (UTC)
- Personally I always thought it looked like a person with no legs (or person with legs together), and hence represented a person. Anyone know if any mummy's were buried arms outstretched? Or wasn't it some sort of grain-growing tool?--ZayZayEM 01:14, 21 Oct 2004 (UTC)
- Do we really need the list of so many uses of the ankh in pop culture? Couldn't we just summarize in a few sentences? Peter Isotalo 19:47, Apr 19, 2005 (UTC)
