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Stories
No. 029
What Is an Aztec Death Whistle? The Skull Whistles of Tlatelolco
The Aztec death whistle is a Mexica skull-shaped whistle with a scream-like sound. Where it was found at Tlatelolco, what it was for and why it sounds so scary.
No. 028
What Does a Memento Mori Tattoo Mean? Designs, Placement and Ideas
A memento mori tattoo means \"remember you must die.\" Common designs like the skull and hourglass, placement and style tips, Christian and Stoic readings, and 444.
No. 027
What Does a Skull With a Crown Mean? Art, Tattoos and History
What does a skull with a crown mean? In memento mori art it says death outlasts power. See Dürer, Holbein, vanitas paintings and what the tattoo means today.
No. 026
What Does a Skull and Dagger Mean? Death Before Dishonor and More
What does a skull and dagger mean? Usually mortality and danger, and in WWII flash, Death before Dishonor. Variations, military daggers and the prison meaning.
No. 025
Raven and Skull Meaning
A raven and skull usually mean mortality, mourning or mystery. See Poe's 1845 Raven, Odin's Huginn and Muninn, Irish crow goddesses and the tattoo today.
No. 024
Owl and Skull Meaning
An owl and a skull together usually mean wisdom facing mortality. See Athena's owl, owl death omens, vanitas art, tattoo meanings and owl skull law.
No. 023
What Does a Winged Skull Mean? New England Gravestones, Tattoos and Insignia
A winged skull on a New England gravestone is a death's head, a Puritan memento mori. See dated stones, the carvers, the cherub shift, squadron badges and tattoos.
No. 022
Gothic Skull Meaning
Why are skulls gothic? From Gothic novels and mourning jewelry to Bauhaus and the Batcave, what skulls mean in goth fashion, music and decor, and to the people who wear them.
No. 021
What Is a Memento Mori Coin? Meaning, Stoic Roots and History
A memento mori coin is a pocket medallion that prompts you to remember death and live well now. Its Stoic roots, Charles I memorial medals and the Bible question.