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[[File:OneIsAllOurobors.gif|frame| "One Is All" - The Ouroboros from the alchemical text ''Chrysopoeia of Cleopatra'']] |
[[File:OneIsAllOurobors.gif|frame| "One Is All" - The Ouroboros from the alchemical text ''Chrysopoeia of Cleopatra'']] |
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The symbol of a serpent [[Auto Cannibalism|eating its own tail]], making a circle. |
The symbol of a serpent [[Auto Cannibalism|eating its own tail]], making a circle. |
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In some versions, the serpent [[Here There Be Dragons|encircles the world]] or the [[Tree of Life]], and is tied to its fate. |
In some versions, the serpent [[Here There Be Dragons|encircles the world]] or the [[Tree of Life]], and is tied to its fate. |
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== Anime & Manga == |
== Anime & Manga == |
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* In ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist]]'', all of the homunculi are marked for what they are by a tattoo of a serpent eating its tail somewhere on their bodies. Also interesting, is that "One is all, all is one" is sort of [[Arc Words]] for the series. |
* In ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist]]'', all of the homunculi are marked for what they are by a tattoo of a serpent eating its tail somewhere on their bodies. Also interesting, is that "One is all, all is one" is sort of [[Arc Words]] for the series. |
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