Dublin Core
Title
River
Identifier
126
Symbol Item Type Metadata
Symbol name
River
Symbol Description
The river is an ambivalent symbol of creative power, nature and time. It signifies fertility and the irrigation of the soil; but also the irreversible passage of time, loss and oblivion. Specific rivers have specific "place" symbolism, for instance, the Tiber symbolizes the natural forces flowing through Rome.
Sources
Cirlot p. 99, 274