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From Bioblast
symbol of the eternal return, called the Ouroboros


Codex Marcianus

Offers one of the best Ouroboros representations.It is the most ancient and complete among greek manuscripts examinated by Marcelin Berthelot in his β€œ Collection des Anciens Alchimistes Grecs” Paris 1887, Collection of Ancient Greek Alchemists.
In the treatise on Chrysopeia, namely by Cleopatra, Berthelot found an entire page with symbols together with the Ouroboros we are examining.
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