The circle signifies the globe or sphere with the cross as a compass in the middle. It appears in the earliest systems of writing used by the Egyptians, Hittites, Cretians, Greeks, Etruscans, and Romans. I'll start with the earth sign found on page 41. I have to do these in short bursts because I have an amazingly short attention span. In the next few posts, I'll be discussing the "meanings" for each of the symbols that I listed above. It's the end of Echo's story-"from that tme on she lived in lonely caves"-and it's the end of the Hollander "review." I guess all that can be said here is what the footnote implies-the end. The Editors appear to have re-translated the referring passage. This footnote, I guess, backs up my earlier thoughts about the translations not being justly translated. However, my thought was that if it was Echo, then she'd be asking when her condition would end, the answer, of course, is never. I was thinking that perhaps Echo had said this, but there really isn't any evidence of that, only my misreading. The lemniscate is found immediately following "L'ore" quote. The meanings of both of these symbols is fairly obvious (to most, I would think), so I won't bother to explain them, only their connection to the passages.ฤก. I'll group the last two symbols together (page 44).
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