Assertion: symbol | /r/HasProperty | derived
Facets:
value: from animals
type: OTHER
value: from nature
type: OTHER
value: from religion
type: OTHER
value: from intertwined serpents
type: OTHER
value: from the caduceus
type: OTHER
value: ultimately
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: The symbol for Mercury(U+263F ☿) is ultimately derived from the caduceus, or intertwined serpents, which were the main attribute of Mercury/Hermes throughout antiquity.
text: These symbols are derived from the initial letters of the Ancient Greek names of the classical planets Mars, Venus and Mercury and associated with the alchemical elements iron, copper and quicksilver (mercury), respectively.
text: Later scholars dismiss this as fanciful,[a] preferring "the conclusion of the French classical scholar Claude de Saumaise (Salmasius, 1588–1683) that these symbols [...] are derived from contractions in Greek script of the Greek names of the planets".
text: Symbols in poems can be derived from nature, animals and religion to represent people, ideas, and thoughts and feelings of individuals.