Plural of allegory; stories or pictures that use symbols to represent ideas or lessons.
Plural of 'allegory,' from Greek 'allegoria' (allos 'other' + agoreuein 'to speak'). The word has been used in English since the 14th century to describe symbolic narratives.
Some of the most famous allegories are 'The Tale of Pilgrim's Progress' (the Christian spiritual journey), George Orwell's 'Animal Farm' (about political corruption), and Plato's 'Cave' (about the nature of reality and perception).
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