Ambiguous Snake Manipulations: The ‘Powers’ and Entity of Health in Antiquity

Ambiguous Snake Manipulations: The ‘Powers’ and Entity of Health in Antiquity

The aim of this paper is to divulge into the ambiguous role of the snake and its establishment as a healing agent in the ancient world through literary and material records. As the snake has acquired various roles in antiquity, it is unclear which role is predominant over others, this is why it is s...

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Main Author: Demetrioff, Jazz
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Centre for the Study of Myth and Religion in Greek and Roman Antiquity 2020
Subjects:
Medicine, Plants, Vegetables, Fruits, Disease, Magic, Religion
Greek mythology
Oresteia, Agamemnon, Clytemnestra
disbelief, iamata, epigraphic evidence, literary evidence, divine punishment, incubation
Iphigénie, Iphigénie en Tauride, sacrifice, protéleia, prémices
Asclepius, Justin martyr, Athenagoras, Clement of Alexandria, Origen, Contra Celsum, euhemerism
Hercules; Steve Moore; comics
myth;counterfeit;origami; repetition
Agamemnon, hero, Kassandra, Amyklai, Zeus
Asclepius, testimonials, medical treatment, Aristides
Heracles’ private life; Love; Family; Man /woman; Mythic parallels
greek mythology
Agamemnon, history, rhetoric, politics
Ηρακλής; Γέλα; Ακράγας; Ρόδος; Κρήτη
Snake, ambiguity, health in antiquity, healing cult, symbolism, ancient medicine, snake imagery, manipulation
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