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*adventure time screenshot (The Enchiridion)*

Key symbolism:
 **Gold and Silver Key**, **crossed diagonally**
  the emblem of papal authority, "the keys to the kingdom of heaven" (those keys that Jesus Christ gave to the Apostle Paul)
 Symbol of transition - from day to night, from summer to winter.  The emblem of two keys belonged to the god of the threshold, entrance and exit, doors in general and the beginning of any act - the two-faced Roman Janus.
 *The keys are depicted on the coats of arms of many cities*
 **Egyptian Ankh** is a key that helps in the transition to the afterlife.  The inaccessibility of the world of the dead to the living is emphasized by its locking in many cults.
 *The key helps you get to the right place*
 In Japan, **the keys to the rice barn** are a symbol of prosperity.
 **keys in fairy tales and legends** symbolize all sorts of hiding places full of jewels, and a small key can open the door to a mysterious world, give or take away happiness...

 *Keys are a symbol of the discovery of sacred secrets*

 lips and teeth were identified with a lock and a key: Language is a symbol of the key, the key that unlocks the secrets of the soul, because the thought is hidden (locked) until it is expressed by the tongue.