The “Serpent Lineage” in the symbolism and myth of human history
According to some scholars, the presence of the serpentine figure in human traditions and symbolism has its roots in something real that happened at the dawn of man's evolution. There is a certain dismay among some researchers when considering the extremely limited space of time in which the human species evolved.
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· 13 May 2024
The moment Eve, the first mythical woman and mother of all living things, was convinced to collect the forbidden fruit from the Tree of Life , humanity fell victim to the first great deception of the serpent. The one told by Genesis, the opening book of the Bible, is a story rich in symbolism. According to Western religious thought, the incident narrated by the sacred text presents the most insidious enemy that humanity must guard against. Yet, the figure of the serpent is not only present in the stories of the Semitic tradition that gave birth to the story of Genesis. If we look at the mythology of other human cultures, we discover a sce...