For the love of the letter X...       a·re·na: An enclosed area for the presentation of sports events and spectacles. During the ancient Roman times, intensive life or death duels were held in arenas. Gradiators fought for their lives to entertain spectators.       The letter X* With many letters of the alphabet, the sound of the letter is derived from the function of the minuscule letter, the earth symbol. The letter X is a symbol of death and resurrection. Death is silent. The sound of letter X is not discernable from its function. However, the name of letter X (eqs) is related to death and resurrection. The Pagan symbolism, water is symbolic of life. The American Indian word squaw(squa), meaning a woman, is a compound of hiss+qua, the hiss of the asp and the sound of swallowing water. The word squaw(hiss+qua) says Isis water. The name of letter X (eqs) is also a compound of hiss+qua, Isis water. The name eqs is squa said backwards. Isis was the goddess of resurrection. Saying squa(Isis water) in reverse is intended to suggest returning from death to life. The letter X is a symbol of death and resurrection. Its name eqs, Isis-water-said-backwards, is derived from that tradition.     The Pharaoh's Crook and Flail One explanation to the origin of alphabet X was from the ancient Egyptian inscriptions. The capital (majuscule) letter X symbolizes Assur as the GodFather of humankind and the God of resurrection.*   According to the legend, Assur was the "inventor" of agriculture and animal husbandry. In the classical Judgment Scene, Assur is usually colored green to identify him as the god of agriculture. The crook and flail identify Assur as the founding father of the early pastoral and agrarian civilizations. The shepherd's crook identifies him as the deified ancestor of those who were herders of sheep. The grain flail identifies him as the ancestral deity of farmers. Assur was the model for Biblical Adam, the father of Cain and Abel. Click here for more information. * Courtesy of resurrectisis.org