#snakes in mythology

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which species of snake do you think tempted Adam and Eve

I dunno. I think that story makes more sense when read as a metaphor instead of a literal event but the language used is pretty vague. I took a quick look at the text and the word used for each mention of that snake is נחש, which is just a generic word meaning snake instead of any Biblical variations which usually mean venomous snakes. So your guess is as good as mine, but I lean towards thinking the authors just had generic snakes in mind. I'm sure there's a debate about this somewhere, but that's my two cents.

I'm going to personally assume it's a black desert cobra, both because they're cool and because they're so handsome I'd also consider just about anything they told me to do

[charlesoberonn]

I want to clarify that this blog is not anti-public fruit trees. It is pro-serpent.

[bebs-art-gallery]

© Breed My Darkness

[ex0skeletal-undead]

Swallow the Sun by EranFowler

[toyastales]

A bracelet clasp with a Medusa on an emerald cameo. Gold is treated with diamond and enamel. 18th century. Made in England.

[namedvesta]

Snake Headpieces, by Harumi Klossowska de Rola, for Valentino Couture Show | Spring 2016.

[iztea]

medusa and the blind woman 👁🐍

[maggins]

FINALLY I'm posting this omg 😅 So I'd been wanting to do some fanart for @turquoisespace35 's Huntlow mythology AU, which you can check in its entirety here or here! I'm in so much love with these kiddos 🥹🥰🐍🌿 This went through so many changes, I might post a timelapse video later lmao I was very much inspired by a fanart made by storyboard artist @hayleynwong (you can check it out here!), I guess this could be sort of considered a redraw hehe~ And bc I really, REALLY wanted merch of this AU in particular, I actually got some charms made of this design (hence the different flipped versions in the extra slides); I'll make a separate post about those ☺️

[anim-ttrpgs]

while working on Eureka: Investigative Urban Fantasy, yesterday, we did some math wrong and briefly made it so that one of the playable investigator types (gorgon) can swallow a dining room table without much issue.

(gorgon promotional art by team artist @qsycomplainsalot)

once we fixed the math, now she can swallow a dining room table with much issue

[gigizetz]

omg I'm doing some research of Tiresias' myths and all versions of how he became blind are the funniest things I've ever read

my favorite is the one where Hera and Zeus were arguing about which gender had more pleasure during sex (as you do), Hera being fully convinced that men was the answer. They asked Tiresias and he said women had the most pleasure, and Hera (in an act of pettiness I think?) made him blind

[orkazh-arts]

Drop dead Gorgeous Gorgon 😎🐍

[blessedscavengers]

one day I’ll catch up

terfs fuck off

made in 2023

[novalunosis-numinous]

⋅☾ Spirit of the House ☽⋅

They say its movements sound like the tick of a clock…

[bebs-art-gallery]

Serpents in paintings

[ex0skeletal-undead]

Medusa’s Garden by Iren Horrors

This artist on Instagram

[lturnips]

Someone who doesn't know anything about greek mythology watching Kaos: yh this is probs pretty accurate

Someone who knows a fair bit about greek mythology watching Kaos: this is so inaccurate they have changed everything

Someone who had studied greek mythology watching Kaos: omg omg omg so much of this is so accurate