In Italy specifically, the gesture is known as the corna ('horns'). With fingers pointing down, it is a common Mediterranean apotropaic gesture, by which people seek protection in unlucky situations (a Mediterranean equivalent of knocking on wood).

2006年12月31日 · The Mano Cornuto or Horned Hand is an ancient symbol used to protect against the evil eye. In Italian, mano means ‘hand’ and corno means ‘horn’. This symbol also represents the Horned God of the Witches.

A cornu or cornum (Latin: cornū, cornūs or cornum, "horn", sometimes translated misleadingly as "cornet"; pl.: cornua) was an ancient Roman brass instrument about 3 m (9.8 ft) long in the shape of a letter 'G'. The instrument was braced by a crossbar that stiffened the structure and provided a means of supporting its weight on the player's ...

2021年3月27日 · The cornu player was called by the Romans cornicen and played a key role in the correct and efficient management of the army. His function was primarily to produce a series of sonic signals rather than complex melodic phrases and comprised short, loud and powerful military motifs used to impart orders on the battle field .

rvi figura, cuius a media fronte inter aures unum cornu exsistit excelsius magisque directum his, quae nobis nota sunt, cornibus: ab eius summo sicut palmae ramique late diffunduntur. ~ Caesar, Bellum Gallicum VI

2025年1月5日 · cornu (plural cornua) A horn , or anything shaped like or resembling a horn. A brass instrument from Ancient Rome about 3 metres long in the shape of a letter 'G'.

CORNU denotes various objects made of horn, especially a wind instrument, anciently made of horn, but afterwards of brass. (Varr. L. 5.117.) According to Athenaeus (iv. p. 184 a), it was an invention of the Etruscans.

Diverging from one another, each curves around the posterior end of the thalamus, and passes downward and forward into the inferior cornu of the lateral ventricle. The "cornu", a long …

柯奴螺线，是一种数学领域的函数绘制的图形。

What is the significance of Cornu's three pairs of white wings? Born at the dawn of creation, Cornu was one of the Seven Angels of Origin. His three pairs of white wings are a key physical trait, along with his muscular physique and predator-like eyes. Veldanava placed him under Feldway's command to oversee Ivarage in the Otherworld.