GLYPHICS (not yet confirmed)
1st Symbol - intertwined 3's standing for 30.
2nd Symbol - Clock Hands pointing counterclockwise supposed to mean
Seconds.
3rd Symbol - An inverted Roman Numeral of 2 (to).
4th Symbol - Drawing of Mars. the two dots represent Phobos and Diemos,
Mars' moons
"We have symbols called Glyphics that represent different elements in our band." - Jared, from Shoutweb.com in 2002.
"The glyphs are unique to Thirty Seconds to Mars…just different levels, represent different subdivisions, basically just unique." - Shannon Leto, ThreeOhSix interview, 2002.
PROVEHITO IN ALTUM
30 Seconds To Mars motto. It's latin for "Launch forth into the deep" or "Reach for the heights".
Can aslo be translated into:
- Launch forth into higher grounds
- March on into higher grounds
- To carry on, Carry forward
ARROW
The arrow is a visual representation for "Provehito in
Altum." The progressive leap. "Launch forth into the unknown."
It is also the Norse rune for Tyr/Tiwaz, the Norse sky-god.
It means:
Honor, justice, leadership and authority. Analysis, rationality. Knowing where
one's true strengths lie. Willingness to self-sacrifice. Victory and success in
any competition or in legal matters. Tiwaz Reversed or Merkstave: One's energy
and creative flow are blocked. Mental paralysis, over-analysis, over-sacrifice,
injustice, imbalance. Strife, war, conflict, failure in competition. Dwindling
passion, difficulties in communication, and possibly separation.
THE PHOENIX SKAL
The logo was primarily used for promotion of the band's debut self-titled album.
Have the bands motto Provheito In Altum written on it.
Name: Mithra (named by the band)
MYTHOLOGY
In ancient Egyptian mythology and in myths derived from it, the phoenix is a mythical sacred firebird.
Said to live for 500 or 1461 years (depending on the source), the phoenix is a male bird with beautiful gold and red plumage. At the end of its life-cycle the phoenix builds itself a nest of cinnamon twigs that it then ignites; both nest and bird burn fiercely and are reduced to ashes, from which a new, young phoenix arises. The new phoenix embalms the ashes of the old phoenix in an egg made of myrrh and deposits it in Heliopolis ("the city of the sun" in Greek), located in Egypt. The bird was also said to regenerate when hurt or wounded by a foe, thus being almost immortal and invincible — a symbol of fire and divinity.
Although descriptions (and life-span) vary, the phoenix (Bennu bird) became popular in early Christian art, literature and Christian symbolism, as a symbol of Christ, and further, represented the resurrection, immortality, and the life-after-death of Jesus Christ.
Originally, the phoenix was identified by the Egyptians as a stork or heron-like bird called a benu, known from the Book of the Dead and other Egyptian texts as one of the sacred symbols of worship at Heliopolis, closely associated with the rising sun and the Egyptian sun-god Ra.
THE TRINITY - THE SKULL SEAL
Was
created for the second album A Beautiful Lie. Features the bands
name, motto, first glyph and three arrows.
SKULL SYMBOLISM
The most common symbolic use of the skull is as a representation of death and mortality.