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A variation of the Ouroboros motif is an important symbol in the fantasy novel The Neverending Story by Michael Ende: featuring two snakes, one black and one white, biting the other's tail, this symbol represents the powerful AURYN and the infinite nature of the story. The symbol is also featured prominently on the cover of both the fictional ...
The bandy-bandy is a smooth-scaled, glossy snake with a distinctive pattern of sharply contrasting black and white rings that continue right around the body. Bandy-bandys are strikingly distinguishable from other Australian land snakes by their unique banding pattern, [ 3 ] which gives the species both its common names and its scientific name ...
Arwe demanding sacrifice; 2. Poison is extracted from the tree; 3. Arwe is offered a white goat; 4. Arwe dies. Arwe (Ge’ez: አርዌ), also known as Wainaba, in Ethiopian mythology, is a serpent-king who rules for four hundred years before being destroyed by the founder of the Solomonic dynasty. His story comes in a number of versions, all ...
Pantherophis obsoletus, also known commonly as the western rat snake, black rat snake, pilot black snake, or simply black snake, [4] is a nonvenomous species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to central North America. There are no subspecies that are recognized as being valid. [5] Its color variations include the Texas ...
Maria Martinez black-on-black ware plate (1961) and pot (1975), both with Awanyu motif. Awanyu is represented as a plumed, or horned serpent, who guards waterways and is a harbinger of storms; a protector of the Pueblo people. [1] The earliest representations of Avanyu are from 1000 AD. These were found on Mimbres pottery, a precursor to Pueblo ...
Amphisbaena in an illustration from the Aberdeen Bestiary (c. 1200) A medieval amphisbaena. The amphisbaena (/ ˌ æ m f ɪ s ˈ b ɛ ɪ n ə /, / ˌ æ m f ɪ s ˈ b aɪ n ə /, or / ˌ æ m f ɪ s ˈ b iː n ə /, plural: amphisbaenae; Ancient Greek: ἀμφίσβαινα) is a mythological, ant-eating serpent with a head at each end.
The Horned Serpent design is a common theme on pottery from Casas Grandes (Paquimé) A Horned Serpent in a Barrier Canyon Style pictograph, Western San Rafael Swell region of Utah. The Horned Serpent appears in the mythologies of many cultures including Native American peoples, [1] European, and Near Eastern mythology. Details vary among ...
Ayida-Weddo is symbolized by the rainbow, snake, thunderbolt, and white paquet congo. [6] When represented in art, she is often depicted as a serpent consuming its own tail. [2] [13] In veves, she is invariably portrayed alongside Damballa as one of two dancing or intertwined serpents. White, as the purest color, represents her in ceremony.