Dublin Core
Title
Bow
Identifier
50
Symbol Item Type Metadata
Symbol name
Bow
Symbol Description
Symbol of Apollo, god of Medicine and disease. It symbolizes direction, the search for knowledge, and military power. In Renaissance symbolism, when held by a centaur, signifies the "fiery darts of the wicked"(Ferguson, p. 14) because of the centaur's link to lust and adultery. The centaur with bow and arrows is also the Zodiacal sign of Sagittarius, whose name means "the archer."
Sources
Ferguson p. 171