-Symbolic Meaning of Misc Objects-

Apple- It is a complex symbol, with a variety of meanings and incorporated in a variety of contexts. It can mean love, knowledge, wisdom, joy, death, and/or luxury. The apple could be an erotic association with a woman's breasts, with the core sliced in half representing the vulva. In Greek mythology, the apple appears repeatedly; Hera received an apple as a symbol of fertility upon her engagement to Zeus. The apple of the Garden of Eden, is the symbol of temptation and of original sin. In secular terms, the apple functions as a symbol for the cosmos or totality, due to its nearly perfect spherical shape.

Book - The book is the material incarnation of knowledge and wisdom. It contains the central doctrine of nearly every existing religion: in holy scriptures, it contains the Word, the divine message. It is the container of intellect; open books depict the book of life, learning, and the spirit of wisdom. It is truth and mercy. Closed book is in the hands of God, Divine Mystery. One of the eight Chinese emblems with the power to ward off evil spirits.

Dog - The dog is the first domesticated animal, and is symbolically associated with loyalty and vigilance, often acting as guardian and protector. Dogs are portrayed as guides and companions, hence the notion of "man's best friend." Often associated with art and cunning, as it can be trained to do the greatest variety of jobs.

While rarely negative symbols, they do have some unfavorable characteristics. Can be a depraved animal, cursed their enemies. 'Sick as a dog' came from the notion that they return to their vomit. Hated (with a few exceptions) at the end of the Bible: 'dogs, and sorcery, and whoremongers' outside New Jerusalem. Also a scavenger, envy, flattery, fury, war, greed, pitiless, bragging and folly. Shakespeare often linked them negatively with kites.

Horse - The horse is quite often a solar symbol, and in the Bible it is one of intelligence. According to its color, a horse may symbolize either destruction or victory (fiery-red and white, respectively). It is a maternal archetype, and it might also symbolize "impulsiveness, impetuosity of desire, the instinctive impulses that motivate man. This association of the horse with darker human drives, such as virility and sexuality, has been resented by numerous writers [(Nietzsche)]. In dreams, the black horse of death and destruction is synonmous with misery" (Julien, 207). Is connected in many ways with aspects of the earth. In addition, it is related to air and wind, acting as the mediator between heaven and earth; Centaurs are wind gods. A highly sacred animal, considered a taboo to eat its meat.

It carries many characteristics of the person as well, such as fertility, fidelity, sensitivity, strength, selfishness, anger, stubborness, stupidity and vanity. In psychology it can be the unconscious, subhuman side. A figure highly associated with many aspects of war, especially in the Greek tradition. Colors: white - omen of death but also innocence and divinity; black - famine; red - war; grey - devil. Types of horses: two - intellect, especially when harnessed together; winged - poetic relations; grazing - peace.

Milk - Milk is a powerful symbol within most cultural traditions. It is the fluid of eternal life, fertility, abundance; it is the food of the gods, the first human diet, it flows freely in the "promised land of Canaan" (Biederman, 221). Milk symbolizes the mother, it is deeply connected with life itself.

Spider - "The spider's symbolism is partly related to the Greek myth of Arachne, who challenged Athene, Zeus' daughter, to a weaving contest, and hanged herself when the goddess destroyed her web. Athene then changed her into a spider, condemned for eternity to hang at the end of her thread: an example of the danger of excessive ambition. The Jungian interpretation of the spider, motionless in the centre of its web and repellant to most people, is that it is a symbol of anguish and associated with narcissism" (Julien, 396). The spider can also be linked to warious moon goddesses and the Great mother in the fact that they are all weavers and creators.