Some say the apple is a very rich symbol. Temptation is the first one that springs to mind. A very rich, and very old, image is that of a skeleton holding an apple.
Others say apples is symbolic of immortality and reincarnation. Along with the pomegrante, it represents the cycle of life, death and rebirth.
In many tales the Apple is the World Tree, the axis of the worlds, and it is often a doorway to the realms of Faery, being associated with the Isle of Avalon.
Apples were often given as gifts to humans by the gods, and apples are sometimes believed to confer psychic power.. As a symbol of beauty, the Apple of Discord was to determine the most beautiful of the goddesses, and thus started the Trojan war.
The fruit of the apple trees are associated with health, for their abundance of medicinal uses, from cleansing the teeth to relieving indigestion, to releiving fevers and much more.
Apple trees grow abundant fruit, and thus it is also associated with the principles of generosity and abundance. It is symbolic of love and fertility, and is considered an approdesiac.
Yet another interpretation is that apples signify liberality, felicity, peace, and salvation. Fruit of all kinds was considered to be evidence of God's kindness and a symbol of the goodness of providence. [1]
The Apple logo-
The Apple logo is one of the most recognisable logos out there, so I researched why it was so recognisable and how it was created, here is what I found-
Steve Jobs had worked during the summer at an apple farm, and admired the Beatles' record label, Apple. He also believed Apples to be the most perfect fruit. He and Steve Wozniak were trying to figure out a name for their new company, and they decided that if they couldn't think of one by the end of the day that was better than Apple, they would choose Apple. They couldn't think of anything better, so on April 1, 1976, Apple Computer, Inc. was born.
But they needed a logo. The first design included Sir Isaac Newton, a tree and a banner that said "Apple Computer." Jobs decided they needed a less busy logo, one that would signify a brand. The second logo attempt was very similar to the current logo, but without the bite taken out of it. Jobs thought this logo looked too much like an orange. The third attempt was the logo that Apple still uses [2]
[1]The Corinthian. (2007). What does an apple symbolize in literature?.Available: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070924085236AAMICYM. Last accessed 2013.
[2]Unknown. (2007). Whats the meaning of the apple symbol of the Apple Mac computers?. Available: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20060822211632AANhitA. Last accessed 2013. (http://www.apple-history.com/)
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