Thunderbolt
28 books featuring this symbol
The thunderbolt condenses sudden judgment and divine sanction. It authenticates sites, rulers, and prohibitions through impact.

Mahabharata
Vyasa
200 BCE-400 CE
Indian, Hindu

Rigveda
Anonymous
1200-900 BCE
Indian, Hindu

Prose Edda
Snorri Sturluson
1220 CE
Germanic, Norse

Metamorphoses
Ovid
1 BCE-8 CE
Roman

The Aeneid
Virgil
29-19 BCE
Roman

Apollodorus' Library
Pseudo-Apollodorus
1-200 CE
Greek

Theogony
Hesiod
700-600 BCE
Greek

Prometheus Bound
Aeschylus
500-400 BCE
Greek

Samaveda
Anonymous
1200-800 BCE
Indian, Hindu

Epic of King Geser
Anonymous
1700-1900 CE
East Asian, Tibetan

Huainanzi
Liu An
139-122 BCE
East Asian, Chinese

Harivamsa
Vyasa
100-300 CE
Indian, Hindu

Lalitavistara Sūtra
Anonymous
300-400 CE
Indian, Buddhist

Soushen Ji
Gan Bao
300-400 CE
East Asian, Chinese

Seven Against Thebes
Aeschylus
467 BCE
Greek

Buddhacarita
Ashvaghosha
1-200 CE
Indian, Buddhist

On the Nature of the Gods
Cicero
45 BCE
Roman

Shanhai Jing Commentaries
Guo Pu
300-600 CE
East Asian, Chinese

Pindar: Odes
Pindar
498-446 BCE
Greek

Harivamsa Purana
Vyasa
100-300 CE
Indian, Jain

Fabulae
Hyginus
1-100 CE
Roman

Latvian Dainas
Anonymous
1894-1915 CE
Slavic, Latvian

Description of Greece
Pausanias
160-180 CE
Greek

Ritual of the Bacabs
Anonymous
1700-1800 CE
Mesoamerican, Mayan