Symbolism. A literary symbol is something that means more than what it is; an object, person, situation, or action that in addition to its literal meaning suggests other meanings as well. ... Symbolism is often found in names, objects, and/or actions
Three passages were on the slab. The top was hieroglyphics, the middle was Egyptian (demotic) and the bottom was Greek. The only one that could be translated at first was the Greek. Scholars were able to translate it to French.
