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Amphithere
An amphithere is a South-American winged serpent deity. It is believed that their temples were created as shrines and abodes for the Amphitheres. The main differences between the classic European Dragon and the Amphithere are the Amphithere's serp
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Ouroboros
The Ouroboros often represents self-reflexivity or cyclicality, especially in the sense of something constantly re-creating itself, the eternal return , and other things perceived as cycles that begin anew as soon as they end . It can also
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Lamia
In ancient Greek mythology , Lamia ( Greek : Λάμια) was a beautiful queen of Libya who became a child-eating daemon . Aristophanes claimed her name derived from the Greek word for gullet (λαιμός; laimos ), referring to her habit of devou
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Nagas & Naginis
Quite briefly, they are the serpent-people of India. The male are known as Nagas while the female are called Naginis. They resemble humans from the waist up, and snakes from the waist down. Sometimes they have multiple heads and vary in colour.
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Sea Serpent
Mythological Sea Serpents Sea serpents are a kind of sea monster either wholly or partly serpentine . Sightings have been reported for hundreds of years, and recent work by Bruce Champagne indicates that ther
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