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In Slavic culture, at death the soul turns into a dove. In VisigothicRomanesque art, it represents souls. In Hinduism, the dove represents the spirit.

Greeks: This bird was sacred to Zeus, to Athena as a symbol of the renewal of life, and to Aphrodite as a symbol of love. To the ancient Egyptians, it signified innocence, and in Islam the dove is the protector of Mohamed In Christianity, the Holy Ghost of the Trinity is often portrayed as a dove. In China it represents longevity and orderliness while in Japan the dove is associated with the war god Hachiman. In Jewish history the dove was sometimes sacrificed for a mother's purification after childbirth. The dove is sometimes an emblem of Israel.

The dove returning to the ark with an olive branch indicated that the land had reappeared after the flood. and Signifies peace and security.