Jaw

The jaws of a monster depict either "the gates of hell or the descent into the underworld, or they are the contraries which must be transcended in order to attain to ultimate reality and spiritual enlightenment" ( Cooper, 89). In the Bible is relayed as power; Samson killed thousands of men with one. Slap on the jaw is degrading. Often prophetic and sometimes used in sacrifice.

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