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Quetzalcōātl. God of life, light and wisdom, lord of the day and the winds. Ruler of the West [1] Quetzalcoatl (/ ˌkɛtsəlkoʊˈætəl / [3]) [pron 1] (Nahuatl: "Feathered Serpent") is a deity in Aztec culture and literature. Among the Aztecs, he was related to wind, Venus, Sun, merchants, arts, crafts, knowledge, and learning.
The anthropologist Lynne Isbell has argued that, as primates, the serpent as a symbol of death is built into our unconscious minds because of our evolutionary history.. Isbell argues that for millions of years snakes were the only significant predators of primates, and that this explains why fear of snakes is one of the most common phobias worldwide and why the symbol of the serpent is so ...
However, in the Popol Vuh, the K'iche' feathered serpent god Tepeu Q'uq'umatz is the creator of the cosmos. [10] Along with the feathered serpent deity, several other serpent gods existed in the pantheon of Mesoamerican gods with similar traits, all of which had an important role in the cultural development of Mesoamerican cultures.
Arabian dragons Al Tinnin: It contains 31 stars. It became known to Arabs through translations Greek. Falak: A dragon or serpent of Middle Eastern legend Bahamut: A gigantic cosmic winged sea serpent and later became a dragon via borrowing characteristics from Judeo-Christian Leviathan and Bahamut from modern media. Armenian dragons Vishap
Naga Panchami is an important Hindu festival associated with snake worship which takes place on the fifth day of Shravana (July–August). Snake idols are offered gifts of milk and incense to help the worshipper to gain knowledge, wealth, and fame. Different districts of Bengal celebrate the serpent in various ways.
Snakes in mythology. The Hindu serpent king Vasuki appears in the Indian Puranas creation myth Samudra Manthana (churning of the ocean of milk), depicted above at Bangkok airport, Thailand. Snakes are a common occurrence in myths for a multitude of cultures. The Hopi people of North America viewed snakes as symbols of healing, transformation ...
Seraph. Bas relief of a seraph carrying a hot coal on the walls of the Jerusalem International YMCA. A seraph (/ ˈsɛrəf /; pl.: seraphim / ˈsɛrəfɪm /) [a] is a celestial or heavenly being originating in Ancient Judaism. The term plays a role in subsequent Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Tradition places seraphim in the highest rank in ...
Falak (Arabian legend) Falak (Arabic: فلك) is the giant serpent mentioned in the One Thousand and One Nights. [1] He resides below Bahamut, the giant fish which carries (along with a bull and an angel) the rest of the universe including six hells, the earths and the heavens. [2] Falak itself resides in the seventh hell below everything else ...