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Serpents and Snakes Reference library
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Mesoamerican Cultures
Western scholars have generally underestimated the significance of serpents in pre-Hispanic Mesoamerican religion. Influenced by the Near Eastern, Egyptian, and
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A Dictionary of the Bible (2 ed.)
First appears in the *Bible in the *J story of the *creation (Gen. 2: 4–3: 24), as
SERPENT Reference library
The Oxford Dictionary of the Jewish Religion (2 ed.)
Several biblical terms refer to the serpent, and they often appear in different combinations in poetic parallelism. The two more prevalent contextual themes occurring in these verses have ...
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Serpents and Dragons Reference library
The Encyclopedia of Religion and Nature
From time immemorial humankind has been fascinated but also frightened by snakes. Their quick locomotion in spite of lack of
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The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (2 ed.)
a large snake; a dragon or other mythical snake-like reptile. The word is recorded from Middle English, and comes via Old French from Latin ...
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