"Ouroboros" pendant

Uroboros, or Ouroboros, coiled in a ring snake biting its own tail.
This symbol has many different meanings. The most common interpretation describes it as a representation of eternity and infinity. The symbol of the Ouroboros has a rich history of use in religion, magic, alchemy, mythology and psychology.
It is believed that in Western culture this symbol came from Ancient Egypt, where the first image of a coiled snake ring dated between 1600 and 1100 BC; they symbolized eternity and the universe, and the cycle of death and rebirth.

Ouroboros as symbol was used by many companies and some individuals:
Roman society used the Ouroboros as a symbol of eternity, he was often depicted with the God Saturn or the two-faced Janus (which also symbolized the duality of the world).
In Greece often used this way in the iconography, conveying thus the cyclical nature of death and birth.
MASONS. It is believed that the serpent that eats itself – is also one of the many insignia "free masons". They say that this symbol they emphasize the eternal existence of your organization.
In the cards theologou used the figure of the snake biting its own as a sign of dualism, the battle of opposites. The same designation is used in psychology.
A modern infinity sign is represented by the eight horizontal is the same snakes just coiled differently.