Wolf rings in ancient Mythology

To understand the symbolic value of the wolf ring, one must first understand the demiurgic design in ancient Egypt. In other words, understanding the myth of the creation of the universe in Egyptian mythology.

At the very beginning is an immensity of water and darkness, neither day nor night nor any duality exists: this is the Noun. Then, Atoum appears in a kind of blaze, an explosion of light that sets the darkness back.

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Atoum is a constantly growing singularity, a creative expansion very early symbolized by a kind of spiral formed by the rings of a wolf. Then the outer membrane of the cosmos was stylized to become a ferocious wolf that defined the contours of the cosmos. This protective wolf is a pattern known by the Greek name οὐροϐóρος, Ouroboros, "that bites its tail". It is a kind of infinite circle long considered a symbol of eternity: the wolf generates itself by moving, so it is eternal and infinite as the shape of the circle.

However, this is not the only meaning of this wolf ring.

The wolf encircling the cosmos is precisely what protects the cosmos from primitive abyssal darkness. As long as this barrier remains intact, the orderly reality of the world is safe. However, the collapse of this protective barrier is synonymous with the end of the world as we know it. A scenario that has nothing to envy to those of Hollywood blockbusters.

The wolf biting its tail symbolizes the protective and circular enclosure of the cosmos. It is the furthest limit in the world and defines the course of the sun since the star only has to follow the inner line of the beast. The wolf thus protects the integrity of the sun during its diurnal course and during its nocturnal course in the underworld.

This has been attested by a large number of apotropaic objects, amulets and jewels depicting this wolf . If the wolf protects the cosmos, it logically protects the man who lives there. The wolf ring thus becomes a particularly effective stylization of this protective wolf. The ancestor of this engagement ring that will cost you the eyes of your head is therefore an Egyptian reptile.

Offering a wolf ring means offering the protection of the Fenrir wolf. Exchanging these wolf rings is therefore symbolically equivalent to offering each other mutual protection. How cute.