The hourglass was one of the thirty-six symbols on an alethiometer. It had a skull resting on top of it.
Meanings[]
Appearances[]
- Northern Lights
- The Golden Compass (film)
- The Golden Compass (video game)
- The Amber Spyglass (Mentioned only)
- Northern Lights - The Graphic Novel
- La Belle Sauvage
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Northern Lights, Chapter 9
- ↑ Random House - Definitions of Symbols of the Alethiometer
- ↑ 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 |