It is also known as the “Eye of Ra”, the Egyptian God of the Sun. The eye of Horus represents good health, protection and royal power. The eye of Horus is one of the earliest known symbols of the eye. Other popular symbols involving the eye are the evil eye, the eye of providence, the eye of Fatima, and the eye of the peacock. The eye has been a very popular symbol since ancient times, first appearing with the ancient Egyptians’ Eye of Horus (Wilkinson, 1999). Regarding the etymology of the word “eye”, it originates from the Germanic word “augon” and the Old English word “eage”. It is a popular symbol associated with focus, clarity, vision, prophesy, omniscience, presence, intelligence, perception, observation, awareness (Allain, 2014). It is a symbol that often appears in many of my own artworks over the years and even in some of the art workshops for the symbolic imagery class. Eyes are not only the most important of sensory organs but it is also a very strong symbol. This paper will focus on the different symbols associated to eyes. Symbols are visual expressions of a universal idea.

Doodle eyes meaning