(1) The identity of the bicephalous zoomorphic figure - perhaps a serpent or dragon - is uncertain.(2) This reptilian monster has various forms in its plastic representations, according to the style of each region; it can appear as a bicephalous dragon or a 2-headed plumed serpent; and also as a bird with serpent features.(3) According to the Roman myth, Janus, the bicephalous god, is older than the calendar and precedes Jupiter himself.(4) There are a few references and illustrations of the double-headed or bicephalous eagle in this book, but nothing horribly informative.(5) The title page is surrounded with an engraving on wood that contains also the bicephalous eagle, the emblem of the Castriots.(6) In far northern Europe, bicephalous animal motifs seem to be traceable at least as far back as the early 7th millennium B.C.(7) On the main facade is an imposing bicephalous eagle, which represented the Hapsburg dynasty.(8) A piece of Maya jewelry depicts an anthropomorphic, bicephalous serpent.(9) The statue is a marble bicephalous Hermes, which was discovered in 1970.(10) Above the imperial doors the onlooker discovers the princely bicephalous eagle.(11) These architectural remains also depict palm trees under bicephalous eagle as the tree of life, symbolizing peace and prosperity.(12) Several of the motifs depicted, specifically a bicephalous , snake-like creature and a monkey, are identical to those observed on the flagstone pavement at a nearby site.(13) The national flag represents a black bicephalous eagle with open wings situated in the middle of a red background.(14) The horizontal axis is a bicephalous serpent with mandibles made from jade that symbolize water and feathers.(15) He is frequently represented in dual, bicephalous form, in constant activity in the four corners of the world, on the six faces of the cube of the universe.
