OPINION: The Republican Party is eating itself alive and America is better for it
The snake eating its own tail is an image that has long struck humanity as particularly meaningful. The ouroboros — deriving from the Greek word for "tail-devourer," according to Dictionary.com — is an ancient symbol representing the cycle of self-destruction and rebirth. It's touched various aspects of major cultures for millennia, from ancient Egyptian and Norse mythology to alchemy and Jungian psychology.