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nechushtan
at Sun Feb 20 10:42:17 2005 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by nechushtan ]
I would actually go so far as to say that the negative aspect of the serpent is seen as the rarerer side in the early levant. Of course there are the monsters (Typhon, Leviathan, Python, Tiamet, Lotan, Ladon, Jormugand, Apep, etc...) but the healers and wisdom bringers seem to me to be the more profound. I would love to expound more but I've got an 8 year old pajama party to deal with Have you read Mundkur's "The Cult of the Serpent: An Interdisciplinary Survey of its Manifestations and Origins"? or "Ophiolatrea" (actually this title is available for free online)? Actually, some of my favorite myths revolve around early Hebraic thought (i.e. Moses) and the Gnostic Ophites. Sorry for being scattered but... kids... ----- Amor et Lux,
Ron
"The gods tolerate the human race for no other reason than our talent for [bleep]. It's the only thing about us that doesn't bore them to tears" Tom Robbins "Villa Incognito"
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