Investigation—Knowledge in Symbols

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1. What is(are) the cultural origin(s) of the symbol?

The symbols origins date back to the guardian of the underworld which who was Pluto and this symbol now refers to that of the planet Pluto.

2. Describe the knowledge portrayed by the symbol.

The symbol portrays that of Pluto (planet) its a short hand type thing to use the symbol since it's a abbervation of the word.

3. Is the symbol emotive, ambiguous or vague?

I say its ambiguous because when using it someone may refer to the god Pluto rather than the planet even though the symbols origin's were for the planet mostly rather than the god, some still might use it for both since the planet name came from the god.

4. What are the problems of knowledge you identify for the symbol?

Humans like to use the symbol as other meanings rather than the planet Pluto, they were used in all time which make sence, the planet wasn't discovered until 1930s. Hence why there are problems with identifying with the symbol because over the years many ambiguous meanings had araised from it.