HisDarkMaterials.org
HisDarkMaterials.org is one of the leading His Dark Materials websites, including information about The Golden Compass movie, the book trilogy, extensive fan art galleries, photographs of Philip Pullman, and related visual resources. It also contains a dæmon name generator, an active chatroom, a His Dark Materials role playing game, and an interactive encyclopedia. News is updated daily, with members being able to discuss news items. The website is also home to Cittàgazze.net, the world's largest His Dark Materials forum.
Movies
The Golden Compass
Books
Overview
The Golden Compass / Northern Lights
The Subtle Knife
The Amber Spyglass
Lyra’s Oxford
The Book of Dust
Features
The Golden Compass World Premiere
Cannes Filmfestival 2007
Alethiometer
Cartography
Last updated on 1 March 2007
The Alethiometer Symbols
Listed below are all the Alethiometer's 36 symbols together with their primary, secondary, and tertiary meanings. Creating this page took a lot of time, so if you want to copy any part of this page please ask permission first.
| Name | Primary Meaning | Subsidiary Meanings | Symbol |
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| Alpha and Omega | Finality | Process, inevitability... |
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| Anchor | Hope | Steadfastness, prevention, sea... |
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| Angel | Messenger | Hierarchy, disobedience... |
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| Ant | Mechanical work | Diligence, tedium... |
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| Apple | Sin | Knowledge, vanity... |
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| Baby | The Future | Malleability, helplessness |
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| Beehive | Productive Work |
Sweetness, light... |
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| Bird | The soul (the dæmon) |
Spring, marriage... |
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| Bread | Nourishment | Christ, sacrifice... |
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| Bull | Earth | Power, honesty... |
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| Camel | Asia | Summer, perseverance |
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| Candle | Fire | Faith, learning... |
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| Cauldron (crucible) |
Alchemy | Craft, archieved wisdom... |
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| Chameleon | Air | Greed, patience |
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| Compass | Measurement | Mathematics, science |
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| Cornucopia | Wealth | Autumn, hospitality |
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| Crocodile | America | Rapacity, enterprise |
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| Dolphin | Water | resurrection, succor |
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| Elephant | Africa | charity, continence |
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| Globe | Politics | Sovereignty, fame |
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| Griffin | Treasure | Watchfullness, courage |
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| Helmet | War | Protection, narrow vision... |
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| Horse | Europe | Journeys, fidelity |
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| Hourglass | Time | Death, change, now... |
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| Lute | Poetry | Rhetoric, philosophy... |  |
| Madonna | Motherhood | The feminine, worship... |
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| Marionette | Obedience | Submission, grace... |
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| Moon | Chastity | Mystery, the uncanny... |
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| Owl | Night | Winter, fear |
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| Serpent | Evil | Guile, natural wisdom... |
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| Sun | Day | Authority, truth, intellect... |
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| Sword | Justice | Fortitude, the Church |
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| Thunderbolt | Inspiration | Fate, chance |
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| Tree | Firmness | Shelter, fertility |
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| Walled Garden | Nature | Innocence, order |
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| Wild Man | Wild Man | The Masculine, lust |
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