Serpent
69 books featuring this symbol
The serpent signifies transformation, chthonic knowledge, and cyclical renewal. It can protect, heal, or threaten depending on containment.
Epic of Gilgamesh
Sin-leqi-unninni • Mesopotamian
Prose Edda
Snorri Sturluson • Germanic
Metamorphoses
Ovid • Roman
Apollodorus' Library
Pseudo-Apollodorus • Greek
Theogony
Hesiod • Greek
Völsunga saga
Anonymous • Germanic
Greek Magical Papyri
Anonymous • Greek
Hebrew Bible
Various • Levantine
The Tale of the Shipwrecked Sailor
Anonymous • Egyptian
Harivamsa
Vyasa • Indian
Kalpa Sutra
Bhadrabahu • Indian
Kathasaritsagara
Somadeva • Indian
Florentine Codex
Bernardino de Sahagún and Nahua collaborators • Mesoamerican
Kumulipo
Anonymous • Pacific
Mwindo Epic
Oral Tradition • African
Myths of the Dogon
Oral Tradition • African
Soushen Ji
Gan Bao • East Asian
Coffin Texts
Anonymous • Egyptian
The Amduat
Anonymous • Egyptian
The Book of Caverns
Anonymous • Egyptian
The Book of Gates
Anonymous • Egyptian
The Tale of the Doomed Prince
Anonymous • Egyptian
Gesta Danorum
Saxo Grammaticus • Germanic
Ragnars saga loðbrókar
Anonymous • Germanic