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Pages in category "Legendary serpents" The following 113 pages are in this category, out of 113 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
The serpent is often shown curled round the foot of the cross in depictions of the crucifixion of Jesus from Carolingian art until about the 13th century; often it is shown as dead. The crucifixion was regarded as the fulfillment of God's curse on the serpent in Genesis 3:15. Sometimes it is pierced by the cross and in one ivory is biting ...
Articles relating to the Serpents in the Bible. The serpent was a symbol of evil power and chaos from the underworld as well as a symbol of fertility, life and healing.
The King James version of the Bible states, "out of the serpent's root shall come forth a cockatrice, and his fruit shall be a fiery flying serpent". The basilisk is mentioned in Psalm 91 :13, [ 18 ] which reads "super aspidem et basiliscum ambulabis, et conculcabis leonem et draconem " in the Latin Vulgate , literally "You will tread on the ...
Legendary serpents (8 C, 113 P) T. Legendary turtles (2 C, 12 P) Pages in category "Legendary reptiles" The following 27 pages are in this category, out of 27 total.
Serpents could also be evil and harmful such as the case of Apep. [citation needed] The serpent goddess Meretseger is regarded ambivalently with both veneration and fear. [42] Charms against snakes were inscribed or chanted, sometimes even to protect the dead; [b] There are known charms against snakes that invoke the snake deity Nehebkau. [44] [47]
The name Quetzalcoatl comes from Nahuatl and means "Precious serpent" or "Quetzal-feathered Serpent". [15] In the 17th century, Ixtlilxóchitl, a descendant of Aztec royalty and historian of the Nahua people, wrote, "Quetzalcoatl, in its literal sense, means 'serpent of precious feathers' but in the allegorical sense, 'wisest of men'." [16]
Asclepius once started bringing back to life the dead people like Tyndareus, Capaneus, Glaucus, Hymenaeus, Lycurgus and others. [22] Others say he brought Hippolytus back from the dead on Artemis's request, and accepted gold for it, [23] or maybe he did it for love. [24] It is the only mention of Asclepius resurrecting the dead.