[HPforGrownups] Slytherin Serpents, Talking to Animals (was Re:The Fallin...

[MadameSSnape at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 125990

 
In a message dated 3/12/2005 11:30:49 PM Eastern Standard Time,  
imamommy at sbcglobal.net writes:

I have  another question for you, or anyone who's got an idea:  why do 
you  suppose Slytherin chose the snake, a long-standing representation 
of evil,  as his mascot, apart from an uncanny similarity to his  
name? 


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Sherrie here:
 
Actually, the snake as a personification of evil is relatively recent -  
generally dating from the Judeo-Christian cosmology (although the Midgard  Serpent 
isn't exactly GOOD...).  Prior to that, the snake was considered a  
representation of wisdom.  Witness the Minoan snake Goddess, the snakes  that wrap 
around the wand of Aesculapius, Quetzelcoatl...
 
Sherrie


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