Lore of Two

All Things Two

Cardinal: TWO
Hindu-Arabic: 2
Roman: II
Greek: Beta
Pythagorean numbers: duad
1 + 1; 2 x 1

Words of Two:
Roman Words

duo, duae, duas, duorum, duabus
secundus or alter
bis: twice
bini: (two each) biannual, bicameral, binary, bicepts, bilateral, bias, bifocal, bicuspid

Greek Words

di: dicoyledon, diatomic
dual: duality, duplicity, dualists, duplex, duplicate

Related words

yoked
doublet
secondary
reproduction
sex
again
both
wings
Semi: (half of 2 parts of a whole)
semicircle

Scientific, Technological, Measurement:

Two dimensional
Any number divisable by 2 is called 'even'
Body has two ears, two eyes, two lips, two nostrils, two arms, two legs, two lungs, two kidneys and two ovaries or two testicles
Geometric symbol: line (shortest distance between 2 points)
Helium (He)
Monetary associations: 2 bits = 25 cents, two-dollar bill
Parallel lines.
Twin stars: Gemini, Castor & Pollux

Biblical Associations:

Genesis 1:9-13 And God said, "Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land appear." And it was so. God called the dry land Earth, and the waters that were gathered together he called Seas. And God saw that it was good. And God said, "Let the earth put forth vegetation, plants yielding seed, and fruit trees bearing fruit in which is their seed, each according to its kind, upon the earth." And it was so. The earth brought fort vegetation, plants, yielding seed according to their own kings, and trees bearing fruit in which is their seed, each according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.
Genesis 1:16 God made two great lights-the greater light to govern the day and the lesser light to govern the night. He also made the stars.
Two wives or daughters or angels: Genesis 4:19 Lamech married two women, one named Adah and the other Zillah. and Genesis 19:8 Look, I have two daughters who have never slept with a man. Let me bring them out to you, and you can do what you like with them. But don't do anything to these men, for they have come under the protection of my roof." and Genesis 32:22 That night Jacob got up and took his two wives, his two maidservants and his eleven sons and crossed the ford of the Jabbok. and Genesis 40:2 Pharaoh was angry with his two officials, the chief cupbearer and the chief baker, and Genesis 40:5 each of the two men-the cupbearer and the baker of the king of Egypt, who were being held in prison-had a dream the same night, and each dream had a meaning of its own.
Two angels: Genesis 19:1 The two angels arrived at Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting in the gateway of the city. When he saw them, he got up to meet them and bowed down with his face to the ground. and Isaiah 6:2 Above him were seraphs, each with six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were flying. and Zechariah 5:9 Then I looked up-and there before me were two women, with the wind in their wings! They had wings like those of a stork, and they lifted up the basket between heaven and earth.and John 20:12 and saw two angels in white, seated where Jesus' body had been, one at the head and the other at the foot. and Acts 1:10 They were looking intently up into the sky as he was going, when suddenly two men dressed in white stood beside them.
Two in the Ark: Genesis 6:19 You are to bring into the ark two of all living creatures, male and female, to keep them alive with you Two of every kind of bird, of every kind of animal and of every kind of creature that moves along the ground will come to you to be kept alive. and Numbers 7:89 When Moses entered the Tent of Meeting to speak with the LORD, he heard the voice speaking to him from between the two cherubim above the atonement cover on the ark of the Testimony. And he spoke with him.
Two as sacrifice: Exodus 29:38 "This is what you are to offer on the altar regularly each day: two lambs a year old. and Leviticus 14:22 and two doves or two young pigeons, which he can afford, one for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering. and Numbers 7:17 and two oxen, five rams, five male goats and five male lambs a year old, to be sacrificed as a fellowship offering. This was the offering of Nahshon son of Amminadab. and Numbers 28:3 Say to them: 'This is the offering made by fire that you are to present to the LORD : two lambs a year old without defect, as a regular burnt offering each day. and Mark 15:27 They crucified two robbers with him, one on his right and one on his left.
Two as law: Exodus 34:1 The LORD said to Moses, "Chisel out two stone tablets like the first ones, and I will write on them the words that were on the first tablets, which you broke. and Deuteronomy 9:17 So I took the two tablets and threw them out of my hands, breaking them to pieces before your eyes. and 1 Kings 3:26 The woman whose son was alive was filled with compassion for her son and said to the king, "Please, my lord, give her the living baby! Don't kill him!" But the other said, "Neither I nor you shall have him. Cut him in two!" and 1 Kings 8:9 There was nothing in the ark except the two stone tablets that Moses had placed in it at Horeb, where the LORD made a covenant with the Israelites after they came out of Egypt.
Two as calling: Numbers 10:2 "Make two trumpets of hammered silver, and use them for calling the community together and for having the camps set out.
Two as time: Judges 11:37 But grant me this one request," she said. "Give me two months to roam the hills and weep with my friends, because I will never marry."
Two as judgement: Judges 16:29 Then Samson reached toward the two central pillars on which the temple stood. Bracing himself against them, his right hand on the one and his left hand on the other, and 2 Kings 17:16 They forsook all the commands of the LORD their God and made for themselves two idols cast in the shape of calves, and an Asherah pole. They bowed down to all the starry hosts, and they worshiped Baal.
Two as offering: Mark 6:41 Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke the loaves. Then he gave them to his disciples to set before the people. He also divided the two fish among them all.
Two in social contracts: Luke 16:13 "No servant can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and Money." and 1 Corinthians 6:16 Do you not know that he who unites himself with a prostitute is one with her in body? For it is said, "The two will become one flesh." and Ephesians 5:31 "For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh."

Revelation

Revelation 11:3 And I will give power to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for 1,260 days, clothed in sackcloth." These are the two olive trees and the two lampstands that stand before the Lord of the earth.
Revelation 11:10 The inhabitants of the earth will gloat over them and will celebrate by sending each other gifts, because these two prophets had tormented those who live on the earth.
Revelation 12:14 The woman was given the two wings of a great eagle, so that she might fly to the place prepared for her in the desert, where she would be taken care of for a time, times and half a time, out of the serpent's reach.
Revelation 13:11 Then I saw another beast, coming out of the earth. He had two horns like a lamb, but he spoke like a dragon.
Revelation 19:20 But the beast was captured, and with him the false prophet who had performed the miraculous signs on his behalf. With these signs he had deluded those who had received the mark of the beast and worshiped his image. The two of them were thrown alive into the fiery lake of burning sulfur.

Other Religious Associations:

Christian: the number of duality, humanity & divine nature of Christ
2nd Commandment: Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven images

Family, Social Associations:

Two is a symbol woman and of motherhood
Two is closely associated with the moon and with the feminine gender
Number Two – second in command
U.S. Route 2, northern highway running 2,579 miles acroos United States.

Game, Sports References:

Snakes eyes
deuce
two-spot
double-run

Time, Holiday Associations:

February
Tuesdays (after Norse god Tyr) (Mars day)(for a week structure that ends on Sunday)
Monday (moon day) (for week structures ending on Saturday)
Saturday and Sunday, the weekend
April Fools Day (April 2)

Alpha Associations: letters b, k, t

Common dualities:

day & night
good & evil
heaven & hell
husband & wife
light & dark
hot & cold
joy & sorrow
male & female
me & you
positive & negative
truth or lie
yin & yang

Words of pairing:

couple
pair
twins
mates
two halves
Siamese twins
opposites
twosome
team-up
dual citizenship
dual personality
two-dimensional

Color opposites:

black & white
red & green
yellow & purple
orange & blue.

Famous Pairings:

Abbott & Costello, comedians
Adam & Eve, Bible
Batman & Robin, cartoon, TV, Movie
Beavis & Butt-head, cartoon characters
Bert & Ernie, characters from Seseme Street
Cisco Kid & Pancho
Heckle & Jeckle, cartoon characters
Laurel & Hardy, comedians
Lone Ranger & Tonto
Romeo & Juliet, Shakespeare
Roy Rogers & Dale Evans
Seals & Croft, singers
Simon & Garfunkel, singers
Smothers Brothers, comedians
Sonny & Cher, singers
Tom & Jerry, cartoon characters

Astrological Association:

House of Taurus
The planet Venus

Astrological and Numerology Prophetic description:

Two is a number of duality, of pairs & opposites, which makes it an inclusive number
Two's duality nature makes for positive attractions, complements, partners.
If one represents the masculine, then two represents the feminine in all things such as marriage and the mother.
Two is a sign of duality and change. The Yin, or the eternal female.
Two is the number of T'ai Chi (a Chinese symbol which represents the motion of all things.)
Two is often referred to as an audacious because it separated itself from the Divine One.
Two represents a desire for peace and harmony, conciliatoriness, the beginning of intellect, differing perception, and consciousness of someone-somewhere-sometime.

Negative connotations:

Two is a symbol of ignorance and despised by the Pythagoreans as a symbol of polarity.
Two was also known as evil because of its relatedness to all things feminine, (Ahh, those mysogenistic ancients)
Because of above, two also relates to darkness and desiring matter (over 1’s spirituality)
From there, two devolves into a number representing antithesis, dividing polarities, uncompromising opposites, indecision and thus passivity, subordination
Two is often signified as an evil number, a feminine number related to Isis, Lydia, Ceres, Artemis, Diana, Maia and Juno.
Slang usage often reflects this evil in such epithets such as two-faced, second-place, second-rate.

Tarot Divination:

Two is represented by the high priestess who symbolizes the passive principle of life. She represents potentiality, unconsciousness, an unrevealed future, a hidden influence-s at work in the querier's life. The card's placement in a reading is of special value for artists, poets, composers, etc. When the high priestess appears in man's reading it might represent the perfect woman of all men's dreams. If upside-down, the high priestess indicates conceit, sensual pleasures over deeper commitment and a content with the surface aspects of one's life over inner spirituality.

Symbol:

The moon as two is the number of the feminine. The moon governs the feminine menstral cycle (28 days), and thus all issues related to women such as the unconscious, feelings, emotions, rhythm, instinctual responses, reflection, passivity, the soul, motherliness, the family and heredity.
Two of anything. Including horns, antlers, two fingers held upward, etc.
The yin/yang design
Two, because of its duality, represents changeability (woman changing their minds)

Liturature, folktale and art:

Tale of Two Cities
Two and a Half Men, TV series, 2003
Two for the Road, film, 1967
Two Week's Notice, film, 2002

Movies & TV

Two for the Road, 1967 Movie, Audrey Hepburn and Albert Finney
Two Week's Notice, 2002 Movie, Sandra Bullock, Hugh Grant
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, 2002 Movie
Two and a Half Men, 2003-present TV, with Charlie Sheen, Jon Cryer, Angus T. Jones

Common Usage References:

couple-up
dual purpose
double cross
double deal
double life
double tongued
either… or
good things come in twos
it takes two
like two peas in a pod
neither… nor
number two – got'ta poo
pair of wings
put two and two together
seeing double
tete-a-tete
twice as much
two armed
two bit
two by four
two cents worth
two-faced
two legged
two step
two timing
two way
two year college

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Sources Some information drawn from:

The Discoverers by Daniel J. Boorstin
A Complete Guide to the Tarot by Eden Gray
The Numerology Workbook by Julia Line
The Dartmouth Number Symbolism in the Middle Ages site offers much info on Christianity.

Two’s Symbols, Lore & Legend

TWO * 2 * Second * II * Beta * Duad

Numbers

All Things Two