Thursday, November 26, 2009

Greek Letters Tattoo Designs

Based on the Phoenician culture, the Greek Letters tattoo design have been used and love by tattoo enthusiasts as the tattoo offers a unique look and design. The Greek letters in turn gave rise to the Cyrillic, Gothic, Coptic and Latin alphabets and was converted into the most sophisticated writing apparatus ever known. The Greek letters distinguished itself from other alphabets by becoming the first writing system with a separate symbol for every sound, including vowels along with the consonants.

The Greek Letters have been used to represent a particular fraternity within the place of learning. Many of these societies, particularly in North America were created in order to discuss topics beyond the conservative curriculum.

Monday, November 9, 2009

Fleur-de-lis Tattoos Design

Used in many occasions, the Fleur-de-lis Tattoos have been a also used for a tattoo. The is a french word which means lily flower. It is used as decoratively as well as symbolically, or it may be "at one and the same time political, dynastic, artistic, emblematic and symbolic.

The fleurdelis has been used in hundreds of years already and is used to symbolized for monarchy especially the French Monarchy. It has been used in countless coats to symbolize royalty and rank.

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Egyptians Tattoo Designs

Egyptian civilization is one of the oldest in the world. Culture and literature are one of the oldest too. Egyptians hieroglyphics is the symbols used in ancient Egypt as the means of writing their literature. Symbols that are said to be the word of the Gods. The hieroglyphics are commonly seen on carvings on the walls, stones and in temples as well as on tombs of pharaohs. The hieroglyphs were thought to contain the kind of mystical wisdom and knowledge needed to negotiate the journey from this life to the next.

As symbols, the hieroglyphs continue to be meaningful signs to many people today, particularly as a talisman or amulet, and most especially as tattoos. For Egyptians Tattoo Designs there are so many symbols to choose from and each of them has their own meaning.

The followings symbols are some of the symbols used in Hieroglyphics in ancient Egypt.