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<p>[QUOTE="furryfrog02, post: 5375026, member: 41219"]I found this from <a href="https://mythology.net/others/concepts/serpent/#:~:text=In%20Greek%20and%20Roman%20mythology,early%20king%20in%20ancient%20Greece." target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://mythology.net/others/concepts/serpent/#:~:text=In%20Greek%20and%20Roman%20mythology,early%20king%20in%20ancient%20Greece." rel="nofollow">mythology.net</a></p><p><br /></p><p><font size="4"><b>Greeks and Romans</b></font></p><p>In Greek and Roman mythology, the snake symbolizes a guardian spirit and was inscribed on many altars. In the temple of Athena in Athens, a snake held in a cage was believed to be the reincarnation of Erichthonius, an early king in ancient Greece. A snake was likewise kept at the shrine of Apollo where it was tended to by a naked virgin. In Greek mythology, Medusa and other gorgons (female creatures) had sharp fangs and live snakes for hair. The association of women and serpents extended to Medea, who was pulled in a chariot led by serpents, as well as the Minoan snake goddess who held a snake in each hand.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="furryfrog02, post: 5375026, member: 41219"]I found this from [URL='https://mythology.net/others/concepts/serpent/#:~:text=In%20Greek%20and%20Roman%20mythology,early%20king%20in%20ancient%20Greece.']mythology.net[/URL] [SIZE=4][B]Greeks and Romans[/B][/SIZE] In Greek and Roman mythology, the snake symbolizes a guardian spirit and was inscribed on many altars. In the temple of Athena in Athens, a snake held in a cage was believed to be the reincarnation of Erichthonius, an early king in ancient Greece. A snake was likewise kept at the shrine of Apollo where it was tended to by a naked virgin. In Greek mythology, Medusa and other gorgons (female creatures) had sharp fangs and live snakes for hair. The association of women and serpents extended to Medea, who was pulled in a chariot led by serpents, as well as the Minoan snake goddess who held a snake in each hand.[/QUOTE]
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