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<p>[QUOTE="DonnaML, post: 7390491, member: 110350"]I have been unable to find a specific explanation of why Asklepios's snake is depicted coiled around the Omphalos of Delphi. I do <u>not</u> think it's intended to evoke Python, the giant serpent whose mother was Gaia and who originally guarded the Omphalos until it was slain by Apollo, who built his temple there to replace the serpent -- interpreted by some as the sky god replacing the Earth goddess, etc. See <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Python_(mythology)" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Python_(mythology)" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Python_(mythology)</a>. That myth has nothing to do with Asklepios or his serpent or medicine. </p><p><br /></p><p>So it may just be as simple as Asklepios being the son of Apollo. Here's a coin from Pergamon (not mine) showing Asklepios sitting on a rock (the Omphalos?) and feeding his snake:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1286079[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>The photo is taken from a very interesting series of Power Point slides about Asklepios and his coins, with lots of great images -- including a nice example of my coin. You can download it from <a href="https://www.academia.edu/37005694/ASKLEPIOS_AND_THE_REPRESENTATIONS_OF_HIS_CULT_ON_ANCIENT_COINS_2018_ppt" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.academia.edu/37005694/ASKLEPIOS_AND_THE_REPRESENTATIONS_OF_HIS_CULT_ON_ANCIENT_COINS_2018_ppt" rel="nofollow">https://www.academia.edu/37005694/ASKLEPIOS_AND_THE_REPRESENTATIONS_OF_HIS_CULT_ON_ANCIENT_COINS_2018_ppt</a> .[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="DonnaML, post: 7390491, member: 110350"]I have been unable to find a specific explanation of why Asklepios's snake is depicted coiled around the Omphalos of Delphi. I do [U]not[/U] think it's intended to evoke Python, the giant serpent whose mother was Gaia and who originally guarded the Omphalos until it was slain by Apollo, who built his temple there to replace the serpent -- interpreted by some as the sky god replacing the Earth goddess, etc. See [URL]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Python_(mythology)[/URL]. That myth has nothing to do with Asklepios or his serpent or medicine. So it may just be as simple as Asklepios being the son of Apollo. Here's a coin from Pergamon (not mine) showing Asklepios sitting on a rock (the Omphalos?) and feeding his snake: [ATTACH=full]1286079[/ATTACH] The photo is taken from a very interesting series of Power Point slides about Asklepios and his coins, with lots of great images -- including a nice example of my coin. You can download it from [URL]https://www.academia.edu/37005694/ASKLEPIOS_AND_THE_REPRESENTATIONS_OF_HIS_CULT_ON_ANCIENT_COINS_2018_ppt[/URL] .[/QUOTE]
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