The following is a reblog of a post entitled, “From the Archives: The Serpent and the Goddess” by Judith Shaw that was published on the website: Feminism and Religion. It is an overview of how snakes have been represented in mythology and religion through prehistoric and historic times.
Moderator’s note: This marvelous FAR site has been running for 10 years and has had more than 3,600 posts in that time. There are so many treasures that have been posted in this decade that they tend to get lost in the archives. We have created this column so that we can all revisit some of these gems. Today’s blogpost was originally posted January 26, 2020. You can visit the original post here to see the comments.
The otherworldly energy of Snake – it’s vitality, its uncanny ability to sense danger, and its ability to shed its skin and reappear as if reborn must have invoked feelings of awe in our ancestors. All across the pre-historic world one finds depictions of Snake and the spiral or meander as Snake’s symbols.
Creation, Primal Energy, Life Force
Snakes are mysterious, cold-blooded creatures – slithering silently across the land, sleeping with open lidless…
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I love how I always learn things here, from mythology to history. Terrific reblog
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Hi Christy–Thank you for dropping in and commenting. I also found this reblogged post particularly interesting because it gave such a great overview of how the snake was viewed in mythology and religion.
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