The monolith is the same symbolism as a black cube. The monolith is Satan. The beginning of 2001 is the Genesis myth with the monolith in place of the serpent and the monkeys are Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel.
The monolith is the same symbolism as a black cube. The monolith is Satan. The beginning of 2001 is the Genesis myth with the monolith in place of the serpent and the monkeys are Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel.