#sunhunters

I’ve seen a thread floating around; about the ouroboros symbol seen on the jackets of the sun hunters and Quinlan. So, what does this mean?

(I’m writing this with codeine in my systems. So, like, maybe don’t expect it to be as professional as I normally do this kind of stuff.. I’m in pain and kind of sick)

(this is straight from my copy of the art book. There’s no explanation anywhere as to why this is the symbol used. Also, Vaun shot. )

 Its a interesting little symbol and one seen pretty much everywhere. It originates from Egypt and spread from there. It was seen in a funerary text which represented Mehen, a snake like god who protects Ra through his journey through the underworld. He’s seen as a god of the beginning and the end of time. It appears as other serpent deities meaning the formless disorder that surrounds the orderly world and is involved in that world’s periodic renewal.

From there it would appear in Roman times, seen as magical elements and other serpent like creatures. As seen below as a magical gem.

In Greek, its literally translates into “eat tail”. “Oura” meaning tail and “boros” eating. 

There’s a lot of connections to alchemy. But honestly, I don’t think I can fully explain it. It still represented the same ideals of birth and death. Also, connected to the philosopher’s stone. Again, its confusing a all kinds of weird. So, I’m skipping to the next place it shows up! It was also a symbol for mercury. 

In Norse mythology it was a child of Loki. Being described as a very large serpent. His name was Jormungandr. He was so big he encircles the world biting his tail. As far as I know, there’s not life and death type meaning here. 

It shows up in Indian culture being described at the kundalini energy. I don’t know much about it in this sense. And I’m not about to butcher anything. I know it has to do with the samsara cycle. I don’t know enough to say much about it.

So, what does this have to do with The Strain and why does the symbol appear on the show on clothing, episode titles and in a way the partnership’s symbol? Well its kind of a whole show about life and death. The strigoi walk a fine line of being killed and then reborn.  The hunters and Quinlan both have a duty of keeping the status quo of things. They’re keeping the cycle between life and death under control. The partnership does this as well… Its a never ending circle of giving birth to new babies to feed to the new strigoi. The cycle of the worms killing their host and giving life a new. The Master’s never ending cycle to kill things and bring life a new. Like we see with blowing up everything/killing people and making a new life for himself and the strigois. In the episode call Ouroboros, we see a never ending battle with Eichorst and Setrakian, a battle between good and evil. Although its The end of both Eichorst and Setrakian, the battle and cycle of life and death, good vs evil will repeat itself with another person. 

Vaun appreciation post.