Hand
The hand is the most frequently
symbolized part of the human body. It gives blessing, it is expressive. According to
Aristotle, the hand is the "tool of tools."
According to Cooper, Quintilian says, "The hands may
almost be said to speak. Do we not use them to demand, promise, summon, dismiss, threaten,
supplicate, express aversion or fear, question or deny? Do we not use them to
indicate joy, sorrow, hesitation, confession, penitence, measure, quantity, number, and
time? Have they not the power to excite and prohibit, to express approval, wonder,
shame?" Information taken from:
Online Symbolism
Dictionary
Songs referenced:
Alamo