Egyptian Tattoos
The Eye of Ra Tattoo (the most common Egyptian eye drawn today) symbolizes the all-seeing eye of the sun god Ra. It's like saying "He is always watching you; meaning both watching over you and watching what you do" Egyptians identified tattooing with fertility and nobility in the period from 4000–2000 B.C. Egyptian mythology: During the Old Kingdom, swallows were associated with stars and therefore the souls of the dead.
Chapter 86 of the Book of the Dead specifically instructs the deceased on how to transform into a swallow.The swallow also appears in paintings of the solar barque as it enters the underworld. The swallow is usually shown on the prow of the boat. In this context, the bird appears to be an announcer of the sun's approach. In Egyptian love poetry, the swallow declares the dawn of new love.
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