Symbols by Culture
Symbols don't exist in a vacuum — they grow out of specific cultures, religions and historical moments. Each cultural primer below sets the symbols in their proper context, explaining the worldview that gave them meaning rather than listing them in isolation.
- Aboriginal Australian5 symbols
- Aztec11 symbols
- Buddhist21 symbols
- Celtic41 symbols
- Chinese47 symbols
- Egyptian32 symbols
- Greek89 symbols
- Hindu32 symbols
- Islamic15 symbols
- Japanese50 symbols
- Jewish13 symbols
- Maori5 symbols
- Mesopotamian5 symbols
- Native American52 symbols
- Norse41 symbols
- Persian6 symbols
- Polynesian9 symbols
- Roman34 symbols
- Slavic4 symbols
- Tibetan5 symbols