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Chnoubis


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(Ξνούβις). The deity or daimon engraved on popular medical gem amulets, the Chnoubis takes the form of a coiled serpent with a lion's head and a nimbus and rays, surrounded ...

Subjects: History — Early history (500 CE to 1500)

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in The Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium Length: 174 words

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