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Monday, May 27, 2013
uroboros
uroboros
[jʊərəʊˈbɒrəs]
n.
also
ouroboros
,
uroborus
.
1.) The symbol, usually in the form of a circle, of a snake (or dragon) eating its tail (
O.E.D. 2nd Edition
).
Etymology: adaptation of Greek
οὐροβόρος
, devouring its tail (frequently connected with
δράκων
, dragon).
"At times, I found myself marvelling at the way that HBO has solved the riddle of its own economic existence, merging "Hookers at the Point" with quasi-Shakespearean narrative. In the most egregious instance so far, Littlefinger tutored two prostitutes in how to moan in fake lesbianism for their customers, even as they moaned in fake lesbianism for us—a real
Uroboros
of titillation." (
The New Yorker
, Emily Nussbaum, 2012).
(
Eternity Seated by a Fire, Holding a Tablet with the Ouroboros in Her Left Hand, Her Right Hand Leaning on a Sphere, as Wisdom Stands Nearby Leaning on a Staff Encircled with a Scroll Inscribed
Rerum Magistra, Arnould Houbraken, ~1690)
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