Animal Motifs In Ancient Culture

In ancient culture there has been a fascination with animals, not only did this exist in history, but also in this day an age. To people animals can show a sense of ability. Depending on the animal that is selected the meaning behind each can vary. An example would be a lion, which shows a sense of power, compared to an owl, which is believed to show a sense of wisdom. In ancient culture there are a number of paintings and statues that depict individuals like rulers or gods with animals around them. Motifs allow others to understand what a person resembles.

In society today animal’s motifs are common within professional sports, automobiles, etc. Almost every sports team has a mascot ranging from lions to Seahawks, to bulls; each depicts what the team is. Auto industries are also shrewd in naming cars after animals, such as the ford mustang, jaguar, etc. By connecting an animals to a sports team or car it leads people to think that the particular object or thing has the power or abilities that the animals itself has. For instance a Mustang is horse and everyone knows a horse is fast, so by connecting the horse with a car it leads individuals to want to believe that the car has the power and speed of a horse. …show more content…
Also animal motifs commonly used to express the meaning something has whether it’s a sports team, automobile, a god, or