“So Taautos himself regarded as divine the nature of the serpent and snakes, as did the Phoenicians and Egyptians after him; for this animal, according to the tradition established by him, was fiery and the most filled with breath of all crawling things. Moreover, it displayed a matchless swiftness by means of its breath, without feet, hands, or any other external members by which the other animals make their movements.
In Hinduism, the serpent Ananta-Shesha symbolizes time, transformation, and the infinite.
In Aztec mythology, the feathered serpent god Quetzalcoatl was considered a benevolent deity associated with wisdom and life.
In Norse mythology, the serpent Jormungandr represents chaos and is a force of destruction, while in other cultures, snakes may symbolize balance and harmony.
The serpent is one of the Elohim
The serpent had 2 arms and 2 legs
i., 2), "And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters." The Quiche legend says, "The Creator--the Former, the Dominator--the feathered serpent--those that give life, moved upon the waters like a glowing light."
Lord Kingsborough says: "The Toltecs had paintings of a garden, with a single tree standing in the midst; round the root of the tree is entwined a serpent, whose head appearing above the foliage displays the face of a woman.
Both had a species of serpent-worship.
Kukulkan, also known as Quetzalcoatl in Aztec mythology, is a feathered serpent deity in Mesoamerican religion.
The god was often depicted as a feathered serpent, combining features of a serpent and a bird.
Although Kukulkan was mentioned as a historical person by Maya writers of the 16th century, the earlier 9th-century texts at Chichen Itza never identified him as human and artistic representations depicted him as a Vision Serpent entwined around the figures of nobles.
Unlike other curses in Genesis (e.g., the serpent in Gen.
But woman hearkened not to my counsel, but to the serpent, and sin came into the world.
1 Now the serpent was more devious than any sustenance of the territory which the YHWH God had made.
2 And they said to the Ishshah, 'Indeed, the Elohiym said you can eat of all the trees of the garden.' And the Ishshad said, 'The serpent is a reward.
4 And the Serpent said unto the Ishshah, you shall not surely die:
The serpent is a metaphor for the awakening of genetic markers in humans.
The double serpents on the caduceus (medical symbol) represent this genetic alteration.
1 Now the serpent was more cunning than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made.
2 And the woman said to the serpent, “We may eat the fruit of the trees of the garden; 3 but of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God has said, ‘You shall not eat it, nor shall you touch it, lest you die.’ ”
4 Then the serpent said to the woman, “You will not surely die. 5 For God knows that in the day you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.”
The woman said, “The serpent deceived me, and I ate.”
14 So the Lord God said to the serpent:
S: It is said that the serpent tempted woman.
D : You mentioned the serpent.
He entered his spirit into the serpent.
It is easier to say that the serpent tempted, than to admit that that serpent is part of yourself that is lower.
The Sirian lineage around the world has used the symbol of the serpent.
In the West, it is often the snake or serpent.
The Serpent (Lilith?)
What I found interesting is that Adam rides the serpent and eve rides the peacock.
The Adam prototype was made by the beings associated with the serpent and Eve from the beings associated with the peacock?
All of the animals refused except the serpent.
In Ishaq’s sirah, the serpent is depicted as a graceful animal that walked on four legs, but as a result of her collaboration with Iblis, Allah punished her and condemned her to travel on her belly.
When Iblis overheard this, he realized this was Adam’s weakness, and he came to Adam, hiding in the serpent’s mouth, and offered him eternal life.
According to Ibn Ishaq, after Iblis was expelled from the Garden of Eden, he married the serpent whose mouth he had entered when he spoke to Adam, and they had offspring.
In Gnosticism, the biblical serpent in the Garden of Eden was praised and thanked for bringing knowledge (gnosis) to Adam and Eve and thereby freeing them from the malevolent Demiurge's control.
For example, the first day of the year, called "2 Serpent," was a day of great celebration, as it marked the beginning of the agricultural cycle and the planting of crops.