Fish are an important motif in Chinese mythology.
Those parallels became an important motif in my novel-which is very much about desire.
The work begins with an orchestral prelude, which presents the most important motifs.
Varma's paintings became an important motif of the time, reproductions being found in almost every middle-class home.
In Faroese literature and art, grindadráp is an important motif.
Pregnancy, and especially pregnancy of unmarried women, is also an important motif in literature.
These drawings provide the sources for a number of important motifs, which at first sight would not suggest any connection with ancient architecture.
Snakes (also known as serpents) are an important motif in Chinese mythology.
The most important motifs of his paintings are horses, warriors and thiasos imagery.
Mirrors, for example, provide an important motif in the novel but are more central to the film.