Serpent Collection (page 5)

Serpentine Column and Theodosius Obelisk
The three intertwined bronze serpents were the base of a trophy which once stood in the Temple of Apollo in Delphi. Dedicated to the God Apollo by the 31 Greek cities who defeated the Persians at

Tangiers, Morocco - Snake Charmer
Tangiers, Morocco - Street snake Charmer and musician with a Bendir Frame Drum

Ligue Catholique
Allegorical depiction of the Catholic League - showing the serpent-headed League dividing its loyalty to the king and elsewhere

Countryman and the Snake
THE COUNTRYMAN AND THE SNAKE A charitable man finds a frozen serpent and warms it in front of the fire, but the snake bites him: a wretched creature cannot be raised up

Moses Raises Serpent
Moses raises up the serpent before the Israelites

Emile Ollivier Cartoon
EMILE OLLIVIER French statesman, depicted as a double-dealing serpent at the court of Napoleon III

Giant Serpent Slain
Fridleus slays a giant serpent

Religion / Gods / Lithuanian
The ancient Lithuanians worshipped a serpent god

Spouting Whale-Fish
A spouting WHALE-FISH suckles its young, while a SEA-PIG watches with interest

American sea serpent, satirical depiction
The American sea serpent, with the stars and stripes on its body -- a satirical depiction

Sea serpent in the bay of Rio de Janeiro
In the bay of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, fishermen report a creature 20 metres long, with a giraffes neck and a serpents head. Others dismiss it as a hallucination

The Brazen Serpent
When plague afflicts the people, Moses sets up a bronze serpent (a traditional symbol) as a sign that God has the power to heal

Adam & Eve Eat Fruit
helping themselves to fruit from the Forbidden Tree : but though the Serpent may think hes won, the Lamb (= Jesus) has plans to rescue humanity from its original sin

God Reproaches Adam
God is not at all pleased with the First Couple when they disobey him : Adam blames it on Eve, Eve blames it on the serpent, but that doesn t get them off the hook, out they go

Theosophy Regenerated
Regenerated man (or woman?), according to theosophical principles

Adam Accepts the Apple
Eve offers the apple to Adam, while the Serpent looks on approvingly

Poniatowski Star Map
The Polish astronomer Poniatowski, with the Taurus the bull, shield and serpent constellation he discovered in the 18th century

Moses & Brazen Serpent
When the Israelites are stricken by plague, Moses sets up a bronze serpent - a traditional symbol symbolising Gods power to heal them

United against Monster
United Against The Monster

World Map / Beatus 11C
11th century copy of an 8th century map, showing Adam, Eve and the Serpent, various rivers, and the four winds blowing

Krishna & Kaliya
Krishna defeats the 5 headed serpent Kaliya who had poisoned the Yamuna river. Kaliyas wives worship Krishna & plead for their husdand who is spared & sent away

She Lights Him
A man in top hat lights his cigarette from that of his female companion; the couple are surrounded by a serpent motif clutched by a winged devils or satyrs head

Asklepios (Mirys)
When plague-afflicted Romans come to his sanctuary seeking help, they are tricked into believing that a serpent is Asklepios in person, and carry it happily home to Rome

The Fall of Adam
Satan, disguised as a serpent, suggests to Eve that she and Adam should eat the Forbidden Fruit. They do so, with fearful consequences

Sea Serpent Rears Up
An ugly winged serpent of the sea rears up to confront a startled sailor who lets go the ships wheel in fright

Cobra Engraving C18Th
The Hooded Serpent. A cobra puffs out his hood to ward off any preditors

Loki as a Serpent
Loki, the trickster, in the form of a serpent

Thor and Hymir go fishing for the World Serpent : they catch it, but Hymir, terrified, cuts the line, for which Thor, not unreasonably, kills him

Apollo & Serpent
standing beside a tree trunk round which, whether he realises it or not, a snake is coiled

Eve and Serpent
Eve tempted by the Serpent

Serpent Talisman
SERPENT TALISMAN The serpent is emblematic of wisdom and eternity, and the talisman which incorporates it should bestow the first and promise the second

Fantasy Seamonster
A sea monster looks at a sailing ship

Valhalla Serpent
Marine creature observed by naturalist M J Nicoll from the Valhalla off Pava

Don Sea Serpent
This impressive creature was seen by several aboard the Royal Mail steamer Don in the Atlantic, and sketched by a witness

Gosse Serpent Theory
Naturalist Philip Henry Gosse suggests that the reports of sea serpents could relate to an Enaliosaur, a supposedly extinct sea creature

British Banner Serpent
Marine creature sighted from the British Banner; the Master reported that the creature shook the bowsprit with its mouth and seemed about 100 metres long

Boston Sea Serpent
The sea-serpent seen at Gloucester Bay, Boston, Massachusetts, on several occasions

Sea Serpent Greenland
Spouting sea-creature sighted by Hans Egede off the coast of Greenland

Spouting Sea Monster
A spouting marine monster with a spiny mane, seen in the Mediterranean

Sea Serpent Norway
A giant polyp - is it meant to be a squid ? - grabs a sailor by his arm off the deck of his ship

Sea Serpent Hydra
The seven-headed HYDRA seen at Venezia (Venice) in 1530 Date: 1530

German alchemist at work
An allegorical portrait of a German alchemist at work, with various symbolic items -- Sun and Moon, Flowers and Furnace, and a lion swallowing a serpent

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