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Jackson6612 Posted 19 years ago
Vocabulary

allegory

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01b00Please let me know the simple meaning of allegory.02b02br
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00Please also have a look on painting by Titian by writing these words in Google Image Search ''Titian's Allegory of Age Governed by Prudence'' whose explanatory title is 00Titian00's 01i00Allegory of Age Governed by Prudence02i00, with three human heads symbolising age 01a02a00and the triple-headed beast (dog, lion, wolf) standing for prudence.02br
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01b00What does dog, lion, and, wolf symbolise?02b02br
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00Sincerely,02br
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00vijay0-
  

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0 Allegory - 00a visible symbol representing an abstract idea02br
00Other meanings can be found 05102br
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05200's 01i00Allegory of Age Governed by Prudence02i00, with three human heads 01u00symbolising age02u00 and the triple-headed beast (dog, lion, wolf) 01u00standing for prudence02u0
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0Hi,02br
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00Selecter, I always check many dictionaries before creating a post because I know everyone's time is precious.02br
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00Why is Titian relating young person's age with dog's prudence and middle-aged man's with lion's prudence?0-
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0 Sorry, Jackson - now you've moved into the world of art interpretation and not language interpretation. I was never very good at understanding symbolism. 0-
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0My best mark at stuff like this was E. LOL02br
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0But why is Titian relating young person's age with dog's prudence, middle-aged man's with lion's prudence, and old man's with wolf?02br
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00What dog has to do with young person?0-
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0I am not good at fine arts, either!!! However, here is only one of many interpretations I found (just google Titian and the title of the painting and you'll find many more):02br
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00"01i00The hybrid combination wolf-lion-dog originated in Egypt where a statue depicts such a three-headed monster as a symbol of the three aspects of time. The wolf devours the past
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0Tanit, thank you very much for those links. But I still having some difficulty in interpreting that painting.02br
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01b00What does that mean 01i00the wolf devours the past00? 02i02b00what does 01i00devour02i00 mean here?02br
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01b00What does that mean 01i00the lion sh
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0 "devour" means "eat"02br
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00The lion is brave now02br
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00Dogs use scent to track things, so the dog is finding the future by smelling it0-
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0hello, everyone, 00I'm a new-comer here in the forum. Personally I think the symbolism involves more than the meaning of words, something relating to history, nation can be more explanatory.0-
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