Embodies the water, the moon, the Earth Mother, the beginning of creation, time, immortality, fertility, the extension of the genus. Turtle often portrayed supporting peace. It is connected with the beginning of creation, and consider it to be propping the whole world. China believed that it has predictive power. We alchemists turtle symbolizes massa confusa. The Indians of America Cosmic Tree growing from the back of a turtle. The Chinese turtle - one of the four spiritually gifted creatures, along with the dragon, phoenix and cylinders; symbolizes the water element, yin, winter, northern, black primordial chaos. Turtle nazyvyut Black Warrior - a symbol of strength, endurance and longevity. Banner of the dragon and the tortoise carried the soldiers of the imperial army as a symbol of indestructibility, as both creatures, fighting with each other, stay alive: dragon can not crush a turtle, and she can not reach the dragon. Turtle is often depicted with a crane as a symbol of longevity. It supports the earth, and its four feet on the four corners of the earth. The Christians have the decency means women are married, living in seclusion in the homes as a turtle in its shell. In early Christian art symbolized evil, in contrast with a rooster as a symbol of vigilance. The Egyptians were two turtles scale to determine the height of the Nile waters spilled. In Greco-Roman is feminine, fertility treatment; attribute of Venus Aphrodite, emerged from the sea waters; emblem of Hermes Mercury. Indians have a turtle - Kasyara, North Star, the first creature, the progenitor. Avatar of Vishnu Guardian. The lower part of the shell - the symbol of the earthly world, top - the heavenly. Turtle supports the elephant on the back of which the world rests, while the elephant - the epitome of masculinity, and the turtle - female; Together they symbolize the two generators start. The Japanese have it supports shelter immortals and the World Mountain and means longevity, good fortune and support. Symbol Kumpir, the god of sailors; attribute of the goddess Benten. The peoples of Mexico is the Great Mother in her terrible manifestation. The Sumerians dedicated to Ea-Oannes as the Lord of the great depths. In the Taoist symbol of the Great Triad or the cosmos in its entirety, with the dome of the sky dome-shaped top shell, middle ground and a man - an intermediary body turtles, and the waters of the lower shell.