| Character / Object | Symbolic Meaning |
| Tenorio Trementina and the cold, windy weather | evil |
| Ultima and the Owl | good |
| Vitamin Kid | harbinger of unnexpected evil |
| Marez blood | nomadic, wandering, mercurial, restless |
| Luna blood | peaceful, settling, religious, agricultural |
| earth, Catholic ritual, family ties | maternal forces |
| flowing river, golden carp, dream of nomadic liberation | opposing forces |
| time of Ultima's arrival | corresponds to Antonio's birth, both that of his body (in earlier years) and that of his soul (in this book.) |
| time of Ultima's departure | corresponds to Antonio's maturity and development, again for both his body and his soul |
| house on hill | place of refuge |
| bridge | connection to larger world |
| river | natural presence, power |
| groups of three (e.g. brothers, violent deaths, evil spirits) |
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