Serpent in the Sky: The High Wisdom of Ancient Egypt

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In the summer, as we noted above, Ophiuchus occupies the same part of the sky that Orion does in winter, but most star guides usually nominate Scorpius the Scorpion as summer's representative. This is chiefly because of brightness; with the exception of Orion, there is probably no brighter constellation in the sky than Scorpius. In contrast, Ophiuchus is composed primarily of widely spaced third- and fourth- magnitude stars, save for a lone second-magnitude star, called Rasalhague ("head of the serpent charmer"). (Reminder: Lower magnitudes denote brighter objects on the scale astronomers use.) Occasionally, serpents and dragons are used interchangeably, having similar symbolic functions. The venom of the serpent is thought to have a fiery quality similar to a fire-breathing dragon. The Greek Ladon and the Norse Níðhöggr (Nidhogg Nagar) are sometimes described as serpents and sometimes as dragons. In Germanic mythology, "serpent" ( Old English: wyrm, Old High German: wurm, Old Norse: ormr) is used interchangeably with the Greek borrowing "dragon" (OE: draca, OHG: trahho, ON: dreki). In China and especially in Indochina, the Indian serpent nāga was equated with the lóng or Chinese dragon. The Aztec and Toltec serpent god Quetzalcoatl also has dragon-like wings, like its equivalent in K'iche' Maya mythology Q'uq'umatz ("feathered serpent"), which had previously existed since Classic Maya times as the deity named Kukulkan. Frazer, James G. "The Language of Animals". In: Archaeological Review. Vol. I. No. 3. May, 1888. D. Nutt. 1888. pp. 166 and 175-177. Unfair, but sometimes, that's the way it goes. If he were still alive, Aesculapius would probably throw a hissy fit.Sundermann, Werner. "VII. Friedmar Geißler (f), Erzählmotive in der Geschichte von den zwei Schlangen". In: Ein manichäisch-soghdisches Parabelbuch. Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter, 2022 [1985]. pp. 57-68. doi: 10.1515/9783112592328-007

West's writing career spanned two periods. The first half lasted from 1961 to 1980 as a science fiction short story writer; and the second half was from 1980 to 2007 as a non-fiction book author. He won an Honorable Mention for Best Short Fiction towards the 1962 Hugo Award for his early short story "The Fiesta at Managuay" (1961). d'Huy, Julien. "Première reconstruction statistique d'un rituel paléolithique: autour du motif du dragon". In: Nouvelle Mythologie Comparée [New Comparative Mythology] (3) 2016: 1-34. En ligne: http://nouvellemythologiecomparee.hautetfort.com/archive/2016/03/18/julien-d-huy-premiere-reconstruction-statistique-d-un-rituel-5776049.html. ⟨halshs-01452430⟩ Felton, Debbie. "Apuleius' Cupid Considered as a Lamia (Metamorphoses 5.17-18)." Illinois Classical Studies, no. 38 (2013): 230 (footnote nr. 4). doi: 10.5406/illiclasstud.38.0229.When not driven by horses, the chariot of the Greek sun god is described as being pulled by fiery draconic beings. [37] The most notable instance of this is observed in the episode in which Medea is given her grandfather's chariot, which is pulled by serpents through the sky.

Serpents are sacred and powerful in the thought of prehistoric cultures of Iran, having been portrayed as patrons of fertility, water and wealth in the ancient objects of Iran. They seem to have been worshipped along with the fertility goddesses from the fourth to first millennia BC, when their presence as mighty patrons and source of life and of immortality is seen in the art of Tall-i Bakun, Chogha Mish, Tepe Sialk, Jiroft culture, Shahr-e Sukhteh, Shahdad, Elamite art, Luristan art, etc. Depending on which star guide you consult, you're likely to see differing portrayals of Ophiuchus. Perhaps the best is the representation from H.A. Rey, who describes the Serpent Bearer as a "vast group, somewhat complex, resembling a voodoo doctor holding the pieces of a snake torn in two." Quigley Publishing (January 1, 2006). International television & video almanac, p. 64. Quigley Pub. Co. ISBN 978-0-900610-78-3 . Retrieved July 23, 2012. Serpens has one star brighter than magnitude 3.00 and two stars located within 10 parsecs (32.6 light years) of Earth. The brightest star in the constellation is Alpha Serpentis, also known by its traditional name, Unukalhai, with an apparent magnitude of 2.63. The nearest star is GJ 1224 (spectral class M4.5V), a flare star located at a distance of 24.60 light years from Earth. Editor's note: If you capture an amazing photo of a night-sky sight and want to share it with Space.com for a story or gallery, please send images and comments to managing editor Tariq Malik at [email protected] constellation is divided into two parts by Ophiuchus, the snake bearer: Serpens Caput, representing the serpent’s head, and Serpens Cauda, the serpent’s tail. There is an interesting tale that involves several constellations, with Ophiuchus as a key player. It goes like this: Orion was out hunting one day with his two faithful dogs (Canis Major and Canis Minor) when they started pursuing a hare (Lepus). But Orion ran into misfortune when he was stung in the heel by a scorpion (Scorpius) and died. It isn't easy to read or follow. It explores the theories of an obscure Hungarian* egyptologist named Schwaller de Lubich, who wrote in French and favored an interpretation of ancient Egypt that overturns established thinking. We need people confident and aware of truth to go sifting for truth among the hells and Heavens of the old world. If only to restore dignity and glory to our older brethren.

And here is another amazing thing about this book. West does not just present his (and Schwaller De Lubicz's) perspective! The exhaustive footnotes contain differing perspectives for comparison! Ting, Nai-tung. "The Holy Man and the Snake-Woman. A Study of a Lamia Story in Asian and European Literature". In: Fabula 8, no. Jahresband (1966): 145–191. doi: 10.1515/fabl.1966.8.1.145 Serpens contains one of the best known nebulae in the sky, the Eagle Nebula ( Messier 16), which in turn contains the Pillars of Creation, a star-forming region famously imaged by Hubble. Other notable deep sky objects in the constellation include the large globular cluster Messier 5, the emission nebula IC 4703, Seyfert’s Sextet of galaxies, the ring galaxy known as Hoag’s Object, the Red Square Nebula, and the Serpens South star cluster. Facts, location and map Python was the earth-dragon of Delphi. She always was represented in the vase-paintings and by sculptors as a serpent. Python was the chthonic enemy of Apollo, who slew her and remade her former home his own oracle, the most famous in Classical Greece.Serpents are connected with venom and medicine. The snake's venom is associated with the chemicals of plants and fungi [15] [16] [17] that have the power to either heal or provide expanded consciousness (and even the elixir of life and immortality) through divine intoxication. Because of its herbal knowledge and entheogenic association, the snake was often considered one of the wisest animals, being (close to the) divine. Its divine aspect combined with its habitat in the earth between the roots of plants made it an animal with chthonic properties connected to the afterlife and immortality. The deified Greek physician Asclepius, as god of medicine and healing, carried a staff with one serpent wrapped around it, which has become the symbol of modern medicine. Moses also had a replica of a serpent on a pole, the Nehushtan, mentioned in Numbers 21:8.