SourceAnkhEgyptian sign of life interpreted as a talisman of creative continuity.Historical talisman traditions
SourceMenatHathor-associated ornament described as a charm of family prosperity.Historical talisman traditions
SourceTree of Knowledge in Paradise LostThe tree beside life whose knowledge becomes inseparable from the cost of knowing evil.John Milton, Paradise Lost
SourceTree of Life in Paradise LostThe garden’s tallest tree, misused by Satan as a lookout.John Milton, Paradise Lost
SourceUshabtiSmall funerary figures that answer the deceased person’s summons to work.Egyptian funerary religion
SourceWisdom-TreeThe tree beneath which the Buddha-elect withstands Mara and attains awakening.Buddhist traditions, Nivedita and Coomaraswamy