How Do Snake Appear In Greek Mythology

Snakes play a huge roll in many different types of mythology. Snakes in mythological stories are often seen as an evil figure or something to fear. Snakes are seen as a representation of fertility. In ancient times and even today people see a snake shedding its skin as a sign of “rebirth, transformation, or healing.” Snakes often times eat their own tails too. When a snake eats it tail it is known as “Ouroboros.” Ouroboros is a Greek word. The first part of the word oura means "tail" in Greek. Then the second part of the word boros means "eating" in Greek. When a snake would eat its own tail it would be seen as a sign of “infinity” or “wholeness” Now let me tell you how snakes are seen in Chinese, Egyptian, and ancient Hebrew mythology.

In Chinese mythology snakes are very important.

Snakes are often seen to appear in an unreal way in myths or religion For example a snake can be seen as having a human head or Special powers like shape shifting. You would never see a snake like this in today’s world but in ancient China this is how snakes were often seen. One story often told in China is called “The Legend of the White Snake.” This story is about a snake that can transform from a snake to a human named Madam White Snakes. Some other snake like figures in Chinese mythology are Fuxi, Nuwa, and Gong Gong. Also in China a snake is represents in the way a zodiac signs. In China a snake is the sixths cycle in zodiac signs following the year of the dragon. The last year of the snake was 2013 and the next year of the snake will be 2025. The snakes appears five times in a span of 60 years. Even though the snake will appear five times in the next 60 years each time it will appear in five different aspects. For example in 2013 it was the yin water snake and in the past in 2001 it was the year of the gold snake. So many different kinds of snakes play many rolls in Chinese culture and

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Snakes are also strongly valued in Egyptian mythology. In Egypt snakes were a symbol of royalty. If you go on to google and search King Tuts mask you will notice on the forehead of his mask there is a beautiful golden cobra. Also one goddess not often heard of in Egyptian mythology is “Meretseger”. The word Meretseger means “she who loves silence”. Meretseger is known as dangerous and a wonderful goddess. Meretseger is the goddess of tomb builders and she is also the protector of the royal tombs.