A snake goddess is a
goddess
A goddess is a female deity. In some faiths, a sacred female figure holds a central place in religious prayer and worship. For example, Shaktism (one of the three major Hinduism, Hindu sects), holds that the ultimate deity, the source of all re ...
associated with a
snake
Snakes are elongated limbless reptiles of the suborder Serpentes (). Cladistically squamates, snakes are ectothermic, amniote vertebrates covered in overlapping scales much like other members of the group. Many species of snakes have s ...
theme.
Examples include:
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Meretseger ("She Who Loves Silence"), an Egyptian snake goddess
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Minoan snake goddess figurines, Minoan archaeological artifacts
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Medusa
In Greek mythology, Medusa (; ), also called Gorgo () or the Gorgon, was one of the three Gorgons. Medusa is generally described as a woman with living snakes in place of hair; her appearance was so hideous that anyone who looked upon her wa ...
(to guard, to protect), a Greek goddess
*Naga Kanya ("Maiden of Snakes"), a Hindu goddess depicted as a celestial girl with a serpentine lower body
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Renenutet ("She Who Nourishes"), an Egyptian snake goddess
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Wadjet
Wadjet (; "Green One"), known to the Greek world as Uto (; ) or Buto (; ) among other renderings including Wedjat, Uadjet, and Udjo, was originally the ancient Egyptian Tutelary deity, local goddess of the city of Dep or Buto in Lower Egypt, ...
("Green One"), an Egyptian snake goddess
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Nagapooshani ("She Who Wears Snakes as Her Jewellery"), a Sri Lankan snake goddess who is often recognized by her cobra (
Shesha)
See also
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Snake worship
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