Ebook: Das Schlangensymbol. Geschichte, Märchen, Mythos

The power, danger and grace of the snake has made it a persistent symbol in the mythologies and religions of cultures, both ancient and modern. Egli searches for the snake in the artworks and literatures of the past, including ancient Egypt, prehistoric cultures, Greece and Rome, the Bible and the East. The study is mostly thematic as Egli looks for common themes and motifs, such as the snake's association with might, with sex and love, and within the mythology of the creation. A section also looks at that most feared of serpents, the dragon.