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TATTOO DESIGNS & SYMBOLS - ELEPHANT TATTOOS
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Elephant Tattoos
- An Elephant Tattoo design is generally considered a symbol of
good luck. In fact, elephants are often collected by people - like
pigs and frogs - because in many cultures these animals are symbols
of good fortune. Elephants once ranged widely all over Africa and
Asia and as such, they were familiar creatures with legendary and
even mythic qualities, due probably in no small part to the awe they
inspired because of their immense size and power. Elephant ivory has
also always been highly valued and prized and was traded all over
the known world since the most ancient of times.
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Elephants in Africa and Asia were also associated with Kings,
Emperors, Pharaohs, Rajahs and Nobility, and they were used in
warfare, playing the role of the first tank. When Hannibal marched
his elephants through the Alps to invade Rome, his War Elephants,
although not strategically important, had a tremendous psychological
effect on the Roman Legionnaires they faced in battle. They must
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In India, the God Ganesh, or Ganesha has the head of an Elephant and
Ganesh is a prominent feature in Hindu art and temples all over
Southeast Asia. Elephants in Asia are regarded with reverence,
symbolizing a benign divinity and benevolence. In Asia today there
are still religious ceremonies where people make offerings to
elephants, wash them and anoint them with special oils and pigments,
seeking their blessings and good will.
 Elephant herds are always led by an adult female, and elephants
often live to a great age, occasionally surpassing humans. In times
of drought, the elephant herds will always remember which watering
holes are the most reliable. This is where the myth that an elephant
never forgets anything comes from. Elephants will come to the aide
of another elephant in trouble or distress and will often refuse to
leave the body of an elephant that has died for several days.
Because of these traits, elephants are symbols of wisdom, loyalty,
strength, fidelity and longevity.
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