The upper-case letter Θ is used as a symbol for:

The " Allegory of Music " is a popular theme in painting ; in this example, Lippi uses symbol s popular during the High Renaissance, many of which refer to Greek mythology.

Within the later tradition of Western Civilization and classical revival the Acropolis, from at least the mid-18th century on, has often been invoked as a key symbol of the Greek legacy and of the glories of Classical Greece.

( The symbol ∈ is a derivation from the Greek letter epsilon, " ε ", introduced by Peano in 1888.

A very early Christogram is the Chi Rho symbol formed by superimposing the first two Greek letters in Christ ( ), chi = ch and rho

The Ancient Greek colony of Selinous ( Greek: Σελινοῦς, Selinoūs ), on Sicily, was named after wild parsley that grew abundantly there ; Selinountian coins depicted a parsley leaf as the symbol of the city.

Sometimes used as a symbol for Christian marriage: Two gold wedding rings interlinked with the Greek letters Chi ( letter ) | chi ( X ) and Rho ( letter ) | rho ( P )— the first two letters in the Greek word for " Christ " ( see Labarum )

where the symbol Δ ( the uppercase form of the Greek letter Delta ) is an abbreviation for " change in.

* It is the symbol of the Greek inventor and architect Daedalus

*∂-the partial derivative symbol, sometimes mistaken for a lowercase Greek letter Delta.

Digamma ( or wau, uppercase, lowercase ; as a numeral: stigma, ϛ ) ( compare sigma ) is an archaic letter of the Greek alphabet, which originally stood for the sound and later remained in use only as a symbol for the number " 6 ".

The symbol most often used for density is ρ ( the lower case Greek letter rho ).

In physics, the dyne ( symbol " dyn ", from Greek δύναμις ( dynamis ) meaning power, force ) is a unit of force specified in the centimetre-gram-second ( CGS ) system of units, a predecessor of the modern SI.

The most popular symbol for which David was responsible as propaganda minister was drawn from classical Greek images ; changing and transforming them with contemporary politics.

Vowels " o " and " u " appear to have not been phonetically distinguished based on the nature of the writing system, as only one symbol is used to cover both in loans from Greek ( e. g. Greek kōthōn > Etruscan qutun " pitcher ").

In Unicode, the character U + 03F5 " Greek lunate epsilon symbol " () is provided specifically for the lunate form.

The lunate epsilon ( ϵ ) is not to be confused with the set membership symbol (∈), nor should the Latin uppercase epsilon ( Ɛ ) be confused with the Greek uppercase sigma ( Σ ).

When Greek orthography was codified by grammarians in the Hellenistic era, they used a diacritic symbol derived from this half-H shape to signal the presence of / h /, and added as its counterpart a reverse-shaped diacritic to denote absence of / h /.

The tack symbol has been reintroduced into modern scholarly representation of archaic Greek writing under the name of Heta.

In chemistry, the letter H as symbol of enthalpy sometimes is said to be a Greek eta, but since enthalpy comes from ἐνθάλπος, which begins in a smooth breathing and epsilon, it is more likely a Latin H for ' heat '.

The Ø symbol ( possibly Greek theta, for thanatos ) marks a gladiator killed in combat.

The symbol was called " bayt ", " bet " or " beth " in various related languages, and became beta, the Greek letter, before it was used by the Romans.

An ideogram or ideograph ( from Greek idea " idea " + grafo " to write ") is a graphic symbol that represents an idea or concept.

The superscript theta ( zero ) on this symbol indicates that the process has been carried out under standard conditions.

The symbol, resembling the Greek letter theta, is a combination of the letters " E " and " O " taken from the words " Environment " and " Organism ," respectively.

* In ancient times, Tau was used as a symbol for life and / or resurrection, whereas the eighth letter of the Greek alphabet, theta, was considered the symbol of death.

* In its archaic form ( A symbol of a cross within a circle ) theta is used as a symbol for Earth.

Archaic crossed forms of theta are seen in the wheel letters of Linear A, Linear B, and Egyptian hieroglyphics, the mathematical tensor product, exclusive disjunction, and direct sum operators, the identification symbol for the Earth ( as already mentioned ), and the Celtic cross.

Johannes Lydus says that the Egyptians used a symbol for Kosmos in the form of theta, with a fiery circle representing the world, and a snake spanning the middle representing Agathos Daimon ( literally: good spirit ).

In classical Athens, it was used as an abbreviation for the Greek θάνατος ( thanatos, “ death ”) and as it vaguely resembles a human skull, theta was used as a warning symbol of death, in the same way that skull and crossbones are used in modern times.

The IPA symbol is the Greek letter theta, which is used for this sound in Greek, and the sound is thus often referred to as " theta ".

The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is ⟨⟩, a lowercase barred letter o, and should not be confused with the Greek letter theta, ⟨ θ ⟩, which in IPA corresponds to a consonant sound, the voiceless dental fricative.

* An estimate of a parameter is often denoted by placing a caret over the corresponding symbol, e. g., pronounced " theta hat ".

Greek letters assigned separate " symbol " codepoints include the beta, epsilon, theta, pi, rho, Ypsilon and phi symbols ϐ, ϵ, ϑ, ϖ, ϱ, ϒ, ϕ contrasting with β, ε, θ, π, ρ, Υ, φ, in the Letterlike Symbols range the Ohm symbol Ω contrasting with Ω, and the Mathematical Operators range the n-ary product symbol ∏ ( U + 220F ) contrasting with Π ( U + 03A0 ) and the sum operator ∑ ( and " Latin esh " Ʃ U + 01A9 ) contrasting with Σ.

Rong Cai of Emory University asserts that the sword Green Destiny is passed along to men, and is ( with the exception of Jen ) used only by male figures, making the sword a phallic symbol of masculinity and male authority.

SCTV writers responded by making the " crane shot " a ubiquitous symbol of production excess while also lampooning network executives who care nothing about artistic vision and everything for the bottom line.

It is both a symbol and – at many live events taking place around the world – a physical means of expressing frustration and making some noise about the hunger situation.

Whereas, throughout its history, the South has relished its grits, making them a symbol of its diet, its customs, its humor, and its hospitality, and whereas, every community in the State of South Carolina used to be the site of a grits mill and every local economy in the State used to be dependent on its product ; and whereas, grits has been a part of the life of every South Carolinian of whatever race, background, gender, and income ; and whereas, grits could very well play a vital role in the future of not only this State, but also the world, if as Charleston's The Post and Courier proclaimed in 1952, " An inexpensive, simple, and thoroughly digestible food, should be made popular throughout the world.

A symbol of traditional Samoan protocol in alignment with Samoan decision making stressing the importance of consensus in the 21st century.

Kenneth Burke described Homo sapiens as a " symbol-using, symbol making, and symbol misusing animal " to indicate that a person creates symbols in her or his life as well as misuses them.

Certain authors solve the problem by calling this symbol a " tiercefeuille ", defined as a stemless clover leaf, with one leaf at the top and two below, thus making this coat of arms " gules, with three reversed tiercefeuilles in argent, etc ".

This is signalled by making a " T " symbol with the arms.

Rothko ’ s cross-cultural, trans-historical reading of myth perfectly addresses the psychological and emotional roots of the symbol, making it universally available to anyone who might wish to see it.

In Japanese phonology, sandhi is primarily exhibited in rendaku ( consonant mutation from voiced to unvoiced when not word-initial, in some contexts ) and conversion of つ or く ( tsu, ku ) to a geminate consonant ( orthographically, the sokuon っ ), both of which are reflected in spelling – indeed, っ symbol for gemination is morphosyntactically derived from つ, and voicing is indicated by adding two dots as in か ／ が ka, ga, making the relation clear.

The round head in between then resembles a pupil, making the entire symbol appear to be an eye with legs.

Each symbol predominantly represented a single English sound ( including affricates and diphthongs ), but there were complications due to the desire to avoid making the I. T. A.

Recovering a symbol clock ( making a local symbol clock generator synchronous with the remote one ) is one of the most important tasks of a demodulator.

Their controversial name ( translated as Fuckoffpolicecar ), statements and behaviour drew much public attention, making them a symbol of the Afrikaans Rock revival movement.

In the early stages of his career he was seen sporting a necklace with the crescent and star, the symbol of the Turkish flag, making it a fashion accessory amongst the Turkish youth-as the entertainer Madonna had done globally with the crucifix.

Daruma dolls are seen as a symbol of perseverance and good luck, making them a popular gift of encouragement.

The cave itself throughout the series also projected a shade of purple on person or persons while in the cave, making it appear as if Bruces black suit was purple and Terry's bat symbol a taint of purple and red.

Grand ocean liners began making regularly scheduled crossings, and soon it became a symbol of national and company status to build the largest, fastest, and most luxurious ocean liner for transatlantic crossings.

* The Icosian symbol equates to making a right-turn at the end point, moving from to.

Further, if one is to be placed in captivity, it would die, making the quetzal a symbol of liberty.

The minesign for the Following Dark is a circle with two parallel diagonal lines slashed through it, making it resemble a No symbol.

Australia's early bush poets immortalised the Diamantina River, making it a symbol of the remote outback.

Taubman took Sotheby ’ s public in 1988, listing the company ’ s shares on the New York Stock Exchange, making Sotheby ’ s the oldest publicly traded company on the NYSE under the ticker symbol “ BID .” In June 2006 Sotheby ’ s Holdings, Inc. reincorporated in the State of Delaware and was renamed Sotheby ’ s shortly after.