PROVEHITO IN ALTUM
This is 30 Seconds to Mars’ band motto. It’s latin for “Launch forth into the deep” or “Reach for the heights”.

Other Translations:
- March on into higher grounds
- Launch forth into higher grounds
- To carry on, Carry forward

Glyphics

1st Symbol – intertwined 3’s standing for 30.
2nd Symbol – Clock Hands pointing counterclockwise is supposed to mean Seconds.
3rd Symbol – An inverted Roman Numeral of 2 (to).
4th Symbol – Drawing of Mars. the two dots represent Phobos and Diemos, Mars’ moons

“We have symbols called Glyphics that represent different elements in our band.” – Jared, from Shoutweb.com in 2002.

“The glyphs are unique to Thirty Seconds to Mars…just different levels, represent different subdivisions, basically just unique.” – Shannon Leto, ThreeOhSix interview, 2002.

Arrow
The arrow is a visual representation for “Provehito in Altum.” The progressive leap. “Launch forth into the unknown.”
It is also the Norse rune for Tyr/Tiwaz, the Norse sky-god.
It means:
Honor, justice, leadership and authority. Analysis, rationality. Knowing where one’s true strengths lie. Willingness to self-sacrifice. Victory and success in any competition or in legal matters. Tiwaz Reversed or Merkstave: One’s energy and creative flow are blocked. Mental paralysis, over-analysis, over-sacrifice, injustice, imbalance. Strife, war, conflict, failure in competition. Dwindling passion, difficulties in communication, and possibly separation.

Mithra – The Phoenix Skal
This logo is primarily used for promotion of the band’s debut self-titled album. It has the band’s motto Provheito In Altum written inside it. The name Mithra was thought up and used by the band.

Mythology:
In ancient Egyptian mythology and in myths derived from it, the phoenix is a mythical sacred firebird.
Said to live for 500 or 1461 years (depending on the source), the phoenix is a male bird with beautiful gold and red plumage. At the end of its life-cycle the phoenix builds itself a nest of cinnamon twigs that it then ignites; both nest and bird burn fiercely and are reduced to ashes, from which a new, young phoenix arises. The new phoenix embalms the ashes of the old phoenix in an egg made of myrrh and deposits it in Heliopolis (“the city of the sun” in Greek), located in Egypt. The bird was also said to regenerate when hurt or wounded by a foe, thus being almost immortal and invincible — a symbol of fire and divinity.
Although descriptions (and life-span) vary, the phoenix (Bennu bird) became popular in early Christian art, literature and Christian symbolism, as a symbol of Christ, and further, represented the resurrection, immortality, and the life-after-death of Jesus Christ.
Originally, the phoenix was identified by the Egyptians as a stork or heron-like bird called a benu, known from the Book of the Dead and other Egyptian texts as one of the sacred symbols of worship at Heliopolis, closely associated with the rising sun and the Egyptian sun-god Ra.

Trinity – The Skull Skal
This was created for the second album A Beautiful Lie. It features the bands name, motto, first glyph and three arrows.

Skull Symbolism
The most common symbolic use of the skull is as a representation of death and mortality.

Triad
This was created for the promotion of the third album “This Is War”. This symbol is unique in that it does not feature the band’s name, motto or any glyphs. But the glyphs are usually added to the bottom, right under the symbol.

If you have any additional information on the meanings of any of the symbols, contact us!