As people celebrate the beginning of the new Chinese lunar year, the Year of the Snake, what do snakes symbolize in mythology?

Ancient Egyptian Coffins Found Sealed With Mummified Lizards, Sacrificed as Part of Offerings During Religious Ceremonies Six ...

a terrifying snake deity who would dare to challenge Ra, the Sun God, into the dark, dangerous Underworld. These cats are not just animals; they are warriors of the night. Egyptian’s belief of ...

Child: What about this snake one? Ancient Egyptian person: You mean ‘Mehen’? It’s named after a god in the form of a snake. Oh yes! That’s very popular. Though I’m not keen on snakes myself.

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Another equally prominent snake deity is Renenutet, the goddess of nourishment and harvest depicted as a woman with the head of a cobra who would watch over granaries. Central to Egyptian royal ...

The massive serpent Apep attacking the sun god Ra, who's sitting on his boat with the solar disk atop his head. EGYPTIAN MUSEUM A broken piece of clay bearing part of The Epic of Gilgamesh in ...