: Re: Using symbols to refer to mythological figures Is this something you would recommend. I went to Wikipedia and ended up on this page about the Goddess of the Dawn, Eos And one of the symbols

The problem with your example is that while it may be true that the grasshopper is a symbol of the goddess Eos in Greek mythology, few modern readers would see the word "grasshopper" and immediately think "Greek goddess Eos".

I am a fairly well educated person, I'd guess I know more about Greek mythology than most, and I don't recall ever having heard of this symbol. If I read it somewhere I've long since forgotten.

I know that the owl is a symbol of Athena. But unless the context of the story or poem makes clear it's about Greek mythology, I doubt I would see the word "owl" and think "Athena".

For this to make sense to 99.9% of modern readers, you would have to tell the reader about the connection first.

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