As people celebrate the beginning of the new Chinese lunar year, the Year of the Snake, what do snakes symbolize in mythology ...

The game shows the journey into the afterlife. Child: What about this snake one? Ancient Egyptian person: You mean ‘Mehen’? It’s named after a god in the form of a snake. Oh yes! That’s ...

Known as the uraeus, it represented Wadjet, the cobra goddess of ancient Egypt who served as a protector of the country and its kings. Conversely, the giant serpent Apep represented chaos and ...

The massive serpent Apep attacking the sun god Ra, who's sitting on his boat with the solar disk atop his head. EGYPTIAN MUSEUM A broken piece of clay bearing part of The Epic of Gilgamesh in ...

A rearing cobra often graced the headdresses of the pharaohsImage: dpa/Photoshot/picture alliance Conversely, the giant serpent Apep represented chaos and disorder. According to Egyptian cosmology ...