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Article: The Serpent Myths of Ancient Egypt.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
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- Article date:
- May 1, 2005
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The Serpent Myths Of Ancient Egypt
William Ricketts Cooper
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In The Serpent Mythos Of Ancient Egypt, amateur Egyptologist William Ricketts Cooper (1843-1878) focused upon the two main aspects of the serpent in ancient Egyptian arts and artifacts. One the one side, the serpent was a destroyer; on the other, a protector. From the serpent as the embodiment of evil during the Ritual of ...