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==Rider-Waite Depiction== | ==Rider-Waite Depiction== | ||
[[File:Eternity Triumph.jpg|300px|thumb|The original triumph of Eternity from ''[[trionfi|I Trionfi]]'']] | |||
At the four angles of the card are the four animals of the Apocalypse: the Sphinx: the Man, the Lion, the Bull, and the Eagle grouped about an elliptic garland, as if it were a chain of flowers intended to symbolize all sensible things. The garland is a symbol of humanity and the eternal reward of a life that has been spent well. | At the four angles of the card are the four animals of the Apocalypse: the Sphinx: the Man, the Lion, the Bull, and the Eagle grouped about an elliptic garland, as if it were a chain of flowers intended to symbolize all sensible things. The garland is a symbol of humanity and the eternal reward of a life that has been spent well. | ||