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Jörmungandr in the sea during Ragnarök, drawn by the Norwegian illustrator Louis Moe in 1898.. In Norse mythology, Jörmungandr (Old Norse: Jǫrmungandr, lit. 'the Vast 'gand'', see Etymology), also known as the Midgard Serpent or World Serpent (Old Norse: Miðgarðsormr), is an unfathomably large sea serpent or worm who dwells in the world sea, encircling the Earth and biting its own tail ...
Babylon's world map. The belt shows the salt sea serpent Tiamat surrounding the earth. The triangles indicate mountains at the edge of the world, including the Ararat near the island of Dilmun, where the babylonian Noah was stranded. [12] Cf. epic Gilgamesh. Same world concept, shown in side view. Tiamat here is indicated by the green areas.
Serpents (Hebrew: נָחָשׁ, romanized: nāḥāš) are referred to in both the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament. The symbol of a serpent or snake played important roles in the religious traditions and cultural life of ancient Greece, Egypt, Mesopotamia, and Canaan. [1] The serpent was a symbol of evil power and chaos from the underworld ...
The serpent, or snake, is one of the oldest and most widespread mythological symbols. The word is derived from Latin serpens, a crawling animal or snake. Snakes have been associated with some of the oldest rituals known to humankind [1][2] and represent dual expression [3] of good and evil. [4]
The Brazen Serpent sculpture and view towards the Promised Land–Dead Sea and Jerusalem. According to the Bible (Deuteronomy), Moses ascended Mount Nebo, in the land of Moab (today in Jordan), and from there he saw the Land of Canaan (the Promised Land), which God had said he would not enter; Moses then died there. [1]
Babylon's world map. The more vertical lines indicate the banks of Euphrates, one of the rivers, where the Igigu worked. The triangles shows mountains at the world's edge, including Ararat, on which Noah Atra-Hasis stranded. The belt is a symbol of the goodess sea serpent Tiamat surrounding earth since its creation. [11]
Nehushtan. In the biblical Books of Kings (2 Kings 18:4; written c. 550 BC), the Nehushtan (/ nəˈhʊʃtən /; Hebrew: נְחֻשְׁתָּן, romanized: Nəḥuštān [nəħuʃtaːn]) is the bronze image of a serpent on a pole. The image is described in the Book of Numbers, where Yahweh instructed Moses to erect it so that the Israelites who ...
Yggdrasil. "The Ash Yggdrasil" (1886) by Friedrich Wilhelm Heine. Yggdrasil (from Old Norse Yggdrasill) is an immense and central sacred tree in Norse cosmology. Around it exists all else, including the Nine Worlds. Yggdrasil is attested in the Poetic Edda compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources, and in the Prose Edda ...