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In the Xanth series by Piers Anthony, the Naga are a race of human-headed serpents that can transform between fully human and serpent forms, including any species and size of snake. In The God in the Bowl , one of the original Conan the Barbarian stories by Robert E. Howard , the titular God is possibly a Naga-like creature.
Vasuki is one of the sons of the sage Kashyapa and Kadru. [5]He is accorded a significant role in the legend of Samudra Manthana.He is described to have allowed both the devas and the asuras to bind him to Mount Mandara, so that they could use him as their churning rope to extract the amrita from the Ocean of Milk.
Below is a list of Nāgas, a group of serpentine and draconic deities in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism.They are often guardians of hidden treasure and many are upholders of Dharma.
"The snake dance is a prayer to the spirits of the clouds, the thunder and lightning, that the rain may fall on the growing crops.." [29] In the northwestern Indian city, Banaras, a festival called Naga Pancami is celebrated during the rainy season of Sravana (July/August) to pay homage to the supernatural snakes or deities. [30]
Example: The Tiger, the Brahmin and the Jackal, Indian fable. Aarne-Thompson-Uther Index tale type ATU 411, "The King and the Lamia (The Snake-Wife)": a man takes to wife a woman of mysterious background. A holy person (hermit, cleric, monk) sees through the deception and reveals the woman's true nature as a serpent.
Other examples include the Gorn from Star Trek and the Dracs from the film Enemy Mine (1985). [16] The television franchise V features the Visitors, a lizardlike alien race who disguise themselves as humans. [16] The Cardassian race featured in multiple Star Trek series, is another example of reptilian humanoids in that particular science ...
The Naga king Valai Vanan was stated in the Manimekalai to be the king of Naga Nadu, one of the two territories in Sri Lanka, the other being Ilankaitheevam. [30] Several scholars identify Naga Nadu with the Jaffna Peninsula, and Manipallavam with Nainativu. [33] [34] [35] Other scholars identify Karaitivu as Manipallavam. [36]
Vishnu with Shesha Naga-ancient Bronze artefact in Government Museum Mathura. The Bhagavata Purana equates Shesha and Balarama: The foremost manifestation of Lord Vishnu is Sankarṣana, who is known as Ananta. He is the origin of all incarnations within this material world.