Toad
The lunar animal concerning water elements. Symbolizes a harm, disgusting things and death. Consider, that a toad, similarly to змее, has in a head a jewel. In alchemy personifies the dark party of the nature, its lowest, but fertile layers. Connect to a terrestrial toad of a flying eagle, and you will comprehend in our art (Магистериум, Авиценна). At Indians of America the toad is Dark Маниту, lunar waters, forces of darkness and the harms won Great Маниту. At кельтов the toad often takes a place of the snake as malicious force. In China a toad - инь, the lunar beginning unattainable, долгожительство, riches and enrichment. Трехлапая the toad lives on the moon, and its three paws symbolize three phases of the moon. In christianity a toad - a symbol of a devil and avidity. In the Ancient Greece - attribute Сабазия. In Iran a toad - Ахриман, angrily, envy, greed, avidity, but also fertility. At people of Mexico - the ground. A toad and a mushroom-поганка symbolize the sacred fly agaric granting an enlightenment. At people of Ocenia - death. At даосов - attribute Хун Сянь-Син. In кол 
canvas/acrylic 120cm x 60cm 2009 Artwork is not available
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