Dublin Core
Title
Woman
Identifier
141
Symbol Item Type Metadata
Symbol name
Woman
Symbol Description
Woman corresponds to the "yin" or passive principle of nature. She has three basic aspects: first, as a siren or monster who entices men away from their path; second, the
"Magna mater" (the motherland, the city or mother-nature) which is linked to the element of water and the unconscious; and third, the
unknown girl, the beloved or the anima in Jungian psychology. The Woman is an archetypal image of great complexity. When used as an allegorical figure such as Science or Wisdom, she is superior to the man because she is a reflection of the loftiest and purest qualities of humans. As Eve or as Helen, she represents their instinctive emotional aspects.
Sources
Cirlot p. 375