Ouroboros

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[ oor-uh-bur-uhs, oor-oh-bawr-uhsyoor- ]

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noun

a representation of a snake or dragon eating its own tail, originating in Ancient Egyptian and Greek iconography and used as a symbolic representation of wholeness, eternity, or death and rebirth.
anything that resembles or calls to mind a snake or dragon eating its own tail:
The arguments and debate about transcendence can all too easily become an Ouroboros of circular logic.

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Word History and Origins

First recorded in 1920–25; from Greek ourobóros (drákōn) “tail-devouring (snake),” from �ǳܰ�(á) “tail” + -o- ( def ) + -��ó��ǲ� (noun derivative of ��ṓs��𾱲� “to devour”); dragon ( def )

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A well-deserved Oscar followed, along with a supporting role in Disney's "American Born Chinese" adaptation, as the voice of a pangolin in "King Fu Panda 4" and as the MCU's Ouroboros in "Loki."

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Quan continued this trend with "Loki," in which his smart-mouthed, tech-savvy character Ouroboros is "a variant of Data from 'The Goonies,'" according to his interview with Gold Derby.

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And as their fervor grows, so too does his confidence, an ouroboros of mutual reinforcement, a serpent devouring its own tail.

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Yet most academy members would likely not want classic rock perpetually refashioned with AI for an endless nostalgia ouroboros.

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��ever she does seems to provoke a disproportionate response, caught in a cultural ouroboros of royal drama, racial politics and celebrity gossip.

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