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Glykon, was an ancient snake god
- pyinstallwoes 3y agohttps://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4a/Glycon_bronze_coin.jpg https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4a/Glycon_b... certainly looks more like a worm here.
- brudgers 3y agoWhen it comes to gods, what's the difference between a snake and a worm?
- boffinAudio 3y agoNo need to invoke the gods - dragons are also worms: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindworm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindworm
- actionfromafar 3y ago"Lindworm derives from Old High German lint and orm" But orm means snake, so it maybe didn't start out as a snake. Etymologically, worm and orm are obviously related, too.
- pyinstallwoes 3y agoWhat’s the deeper etymology ?
- mcpackieh 3y agoSome snakes look remarkably like worms: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xerotyphlops_vermicularis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xerotyphlops_vermicularis https://media.istockphoto.com/photos/european-worm-snake-picture-id542695772?s=612x612 https://media.istockphoto.com/photos/european-worm-snake-pic...
- pyinstallwoes 3y agoFunny that there's a worm by Glycera.... https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36781660 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36781660
- TylerE 3y agoAnd then you have the legless lizards which look a lot like snakes, but aren't. They're well, lizards.
- suzakus 3y agoDepends on the coin. There's a lot of styles, some of them are clearly snakes. https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=11230773 https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=11230773 for example
- lazlee 3y agoAlan Moore's deity of choice.
- karaterobot 3y ago> "The one place Gods inarguably exist is in our minds where they are real beyond refute, in all their grandeur and monstrosity."
- SyzygistSix 3y agoI hope it was half as good as the relatively recent snake cult of Syfl and Olly.
- prometheus76 3y agoThat show was crescent fresh.
- tetris11 3y agosomewhat related: https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/625764 https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/625764 (2013)
- yaqubroli 3y agoGlykon was a man - no, he was a snake-god-man - or maybe he was just a snake god. But he was still Glykon!
- danparsonson 3y agoCheck out all his majesty!
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- ggm 3y agoOh Glykon, hear my prayer: how do I draw the magic "S" shape..
- selimthegrim 3y agoViewers of a certain Ken Russell movie might recall the invocation of one Dionin.
- Tagbert 3y agoAnd might be surprised to see a very young Peter Capaldi (of Doctor Who fame)along with a young, Hugh Grant as well.
- underlipton 3y agoIf I had a nickel for every time I've learned about a little-known snake deity with an idiosyncratic origin and methods of worship, I'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mami_Wata https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mami_Wata
- peterleiser 3y ago"Two or three years ago it was just another snake cult, now... they're everywhere."
- sublinear 3y agohttps://imdb.com/title/tt0082198/characters/nm0167803 https://imdb.com/title/tt0082198/characters/nm0167803
- GloomyBoots 3y agoMy favorite snake deity is Coatlicue, whose epithets include “our mother”: > Coatlicue is represented as a woman wearing a skirt of writhing snakes and a necklace made of human hearts, hands, and skulls. Her feet and hands are adorned with claws and her breasts are depicted as hanging flaccid from pregnancy. Her face is formed by two facing serpents, which represent blood spurting from her neck after she was decapitated. Not mentioned: other representations of her with an intact, skeletal face. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cōātlīcue https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cōātlīcue
- mahrain 3y agoFor me it would be https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quetzalcoatl https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quetzalcoatl
- robga 3y agoI can't go past Nehebkau, not least because of the proto imagery https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nehebkau#/media/File:Nehebkau_(God).png https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nehebkau#/media/File:Nehebkau_...
- civilitty 3y agoHave you seen the dinosaur version? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quetzalcoatlus https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quetzalcoatlus
- clarkevans 3y agoWhat's fun about the Coatlicue statute, currently located in the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City, is that the earth deity is on the bottom. This statue is so large that one wouldn't be able to "tip" it over to look. Yet, there it is... a carving on the underside where no one can see it. Of course, the museum has a cast of the image adjacent where modern viewers can look at it. More about this kind of fun stuff is in Claudia Brittenham's book, Unseen Art: Making, Vision, and Power in Ancient Mesoamerica (disclaimer: she's my lovey wife).
- j-kent 3y ago
- saltymimir 3y ago> As with previous Macedonian snake cults, the focus of worship at the temple was on fertility. Barren women would bring offerings to Glycon in hopes of becoming pregnant. According to Lucian, Alexander had less magical ways of causing pregnancy among his flock as well. Wondering what they are :)
- dullcrisp 3y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_intercourse https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_intercourse ;)
- Telemakhos 3y agoIt's more than worth reading Lucian's very hostile and satirical account of Alexander and Glycon: http://lucianofsamosata.info/wiki/doku.php?id=home:texts_and_library:essays:alexander http://lucianofsamosata.info/wiki/doku.php?id=home:texts_and...
- pyinstallwoes 3y agoKnow any other interesting accounts of ancient history? Seems you may know a few others!
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- everyone 3y agohttps://youtu.be/377Qjg0Fxog https://youtu.be/377Qjg0Fxog
- pyinstallwoes 3y agoJust came across a similar name "Glycera" which is a blood worm. Interesting... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glycera_(annelid) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glycera_(annelid)
- v3ss0n 3y agoMojo should be renamed to Glykon
- blowski 3y agoThe Old Testament has quite a few references to snakes, serpents, and seemingly dragon-like creatures. It’s possible these were used as metaphors for other civilisations. Or perhaps they were genuinely fearful of such creatures and wanted their own god to protect them. It’s one of my hobbies to invent threads that tie all these ancient stories together into an overarching narrative.
- Brendinooo 3y agoThis article reminded me of Paul on Malta, where he was bit by a snake and didn’t die. Maybe the Maltese were Glykon people?
- localplume 3y agoone of my favorites is the rainbow serpent https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbow_Serpent https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbow_Serpent in australian aboriginal culture. pretty crazy how snakes and serpents are so pervasive in mythology globally. > The Rainbow Serpent came from beneath the ground and created huge ridges, mountains, and gorges as it pushed upward. The Rainbow Serpent is understood to be of immense proportions and inhabits deep permanent waterholes and is in control of life's most precious resource, water. In some cultures, the Rainbow Serpent is considered to be the ultimate creator of everything in the universe
- prometheus76 3y agoCheck out the Lord of Spirits podcast. The hosts use the Book of Enoch, among other ancient texts, to do just what you are talking about.
- real_human 3y agoThere are several in Hinduism as well, like Shesha, Vasuki https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nagaraja https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nagaraja
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- brrtbrrt 3y agoNot to be mistaken for Glycol, god of wine adulteration, that had a large and influential cult within the Italian republic in the late 20th century.
- avidphantasm 3y agoSounds like a good name for a Rust implementation of Python.