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 Australian6 symbols
- Alchemical18 symbols
- Aztec19 symbols
- Buddhist23 symbols
- Celtic55 symbols
- Chinese53 symbols
- Christian68 symbols
- Egyptian41 symbols
- Greek105 symbols
- Hindu38 symbols
- Islamic15 symbols
- Japanese56 symbols
- Jewish16 symbols
- Maori5 symbols
- Mesopotamian6 symbols
- Native American59 symbols
- Norse45 symbols
- Persian8 symbols
- Polynesian11 symbols
- Roman37 symbols
- Slavic5 symbols
- Tibetan7 symbols