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In its Archaic form, theta was written as:
According to Porphyry Of Tyros , the Egyptian s used an X within a circle as a Symbol of the soul; having a value of nine, it was used as a symbol for Ennead . 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 ''. The Egyptians also used the symbol of a point within a circle () to represent the Sun god Ra , which might be a possible origin of its use as the astrological glyph for the Sun. It is worthwhile to note that theta has the same numerical value in Isopsephy as Helios (ΘΗΤΑ = 318 = ΗΛΙΟΣ). In classical Athens, it was used as an abbreviation for the Greek word ''thanatos'' (θάνατος: "death"; see Thanatos and Thanatology ) 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. It survives on Potsherd s used by Athenians when voting for the Death Penalty . SYMBOL The lower-case letter θ is used as a symbol for:
The upper-case letter Θ is used as a symbol for:
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