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The ancient Egyptian hieroglyph for the ''Emblem of the West'', or ''Symbol of the West'' is one of the pairs of symbols for 'east', and 'west'. Both symbols have important characteristic associations. For the west, the cemetery for souls going to the afterlife was in the west, with the setting sun. The goddess Imentet, personification of the afterlife, wore this emblem upon her head. See also: Emblem of the East. ==Emblem description== The ''Emblem of the West'' is composed of a hawk or ostrich feather. The alternate version of the symbol contains the complete figure of the hawk, for Horus, with the feather extending sideways, making it similar to the iat standard, surmounted by individual gods. The lower part of the hieroglyph contains the vertical form of the letter 's',〔(S, vertical in Egyptian hieroglyphs, (seat-back, folded cloth) )〕 as a hieroglyph, 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Emblem of the West」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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