Ouroboros
A serpent eats its own tail—and time becomes a circle.
THE HUMAN ARCHIVES
Archive003-008
A visual handle on the unbounded—finite line, endless path; a sign for “no edge.”
1650GlobalSymbol
Description
A loop that refuses to end.
Additional Information
While ∞ as a glyph is early-modern, the unbounded predates symbol. Here infinity is not many versus one, but the one without limit.
Details
ID003-008
DisciplinePhilosophical
Era17th Century
CivilizationMathematical
MediumSymbol