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Wednesday, February 1, 2006

Glossary of Terms

# Acroterain..
# Bucrania..
# Caryatids..

Symbolism
# Bald Eagle - Symbol of America..
# Ceres - Goddess of grain and patron saint of corn traders..
# Owl - Symbol of wisdom..
Posted by Jyoti at 2/01/2006 06:00:00 AM

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