Gold (alchemy)
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Gold is a soft yellow metal, prized by humans for its shiny purtiness.
[edit] In Alchemy
Gold was associated with "physical, mental and spiritual perfection."[1]. The substance is often represented by a circle with a dot in the center, sometimes with a triangle-and-curlicue flourish on the upper right of the circle, or a number of other variations that bear some resemblance to a sun (there are also a number of versions of the symbol that don't look like the sun). Unsurprisingly, the symbol for gold is also used to represent the sun, which "dominates" gold in alchemical tradition.
[edit] In Gunnerkrigg Court
Appearances of (what looks to be) the gold symbol:
- On a couple of wall hangings and posters (in the background of the last panel) inside the court
- On the doors of the enormous hall where Coyote and Ysengrin are received, in Chapter 14
- Possibly on the front of the Court itself
The sign for gold shows up multiple times in the backgrounds of scenes in the Court, similarly to the that for Bismuth, with which it frequently appears. Whether this means that the symbol for gold also serves as an unofficial logo or insignia for the Court is unclear.
