The ant was one of the thirty-six symbols which appeared on the alethiometer.
Meanings[]
- Busy[1]
- Activity, Purpose, Intention[2]
- Diligence[3][4]
- Mechanical work[3]
- Tedium[3]
- ...
- ...
- ...
- ...
- Sustain[5]
Known questions and answers[]
The following questions and answers were formed using one of the ant symbol's meanings:
- "What is Marisa Coulter doing now?"
- —A question asked by Lyra Belacqua using the Madonna, the ant (busy), and the hourglass symbols[src]
- "What are the intentions of the Tartars with regard to Kamchatka?"
- —A question asked by Lyra Belacqua using the camel, the cornucopia, and the ant (activity, purpose, intention)[src]
- "What would these people have to do in order to understand the language of the Shadows?"
- —A question asked by Lyra Silvertongue of the machine built by Dr Mary Malone using the candle, the Alpha and Omega and the ant (diligence)[src]
Appearances[]
- Northern Lights
- The Golden Compass (video game)
- The Subtle Knife
- His Dark Materials (TV series), Series 1
Notes and referencse[]
- ↑ Northern Lights, Chapter 9
- ↑ Northern Lights, Chapter 10
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Random House - Definitions of Symbols of the Alethiometer
- ↑ The Subtle Knife, Chapter 4
- ↑ Pullman, Paolini, Pierce Interview
| Alethiometer symbols | |
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Alpha and Omega • Anchor • Angel • Ant • Apple • Baby • Beehive • Bird • Bread • Bull • Camel • Candle • Cauldron • Chameleon • Compass • Cornucopia • Crocodile • Dolphin • Elephant • Globe • Griffin • Helmet • Horse • Hourglass • Lute • Madonna • Marionette • Moon • Owl • Serpent • Sun • Sword • Thunderbolt • Tree • Walled Garden • Wild Man |