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1、Snakes’ImageinWesternMythologyAbstract:Allthemythsinhuman’shistorygiveustheinspiration,meditation,andyearningnomatterinChinaorforeigncountries.Andmanycelebritieshaveseenthemasliterarysources.Truly,anynationalliteraturehasitsownsourcewhichcanbetracedbacktotheirancientmythwith
2、noexception.Myth,asrichandexcellentculturalheritage,hasitsuniqueroleandcharacteristics.Butitvariesindifferentstories,andyouhavetowonderthatindifferentmythologywecanseetheshadowofsnakes.Moreover,themorebizarrefactisthattheimagestheyrepresenthaveacertainsimilarity.Keywords:Myt
3、h;snake;literature;bibleSnakes’ImageinWesternMythologyInBible,thesnakewasregardedastheinstigatorluringthehumanancestors——AdamandEve——toeattheforbiddenfruitofEden.Thestoryisthatoneday,theLordGodtookthemanandputhimintheGardenofEdentotendandkeepit.AndtheLordGodcommandedtheman,s
4、aying,"Ofeverytreeofthegardenyoumayfreelyeat;butofthetreeoftheknowledgeofgoodandevilyoushallnoteat,forinthedaythatyoueatofityoushallsurelydie.”However,EvewascheatedbythesnakeandshepickedanapplefromthetreeofeviltoAdam.Finally,bothofthemhaveeatentheappleswhichwereprohibitedbyG
5、od,andtheyfeltshamefulafterlookingeachothersbody.Becauseofthis,bothAdamandEvewereexpelledfromEden,andtheywerepunishedwiththeresponsibilitytotakebirth.What’sworse,theyhadtosufferthepainofpregnancy.Ontheotherhand,thesnakewhichwastwinedaroundthewisdomtreerepresentsnotonly"sex”,
6、butalsotheoriginoflife,anditwasadvocatingforreproduction.Inaddition,snakesshouldshedeveryyear,whichisseenastheprocessofrestorationandrenewal.Inancienttimes,especiallythoseHospitalsarrangedwiththemedicalsparegardedsnakesasthesacred.ItissaidthatonceancientRomanhadsufferedplagu
7、eepidemic,andpeoplethereinvitedtoYaxibisi,whowasthepersonificationofasnake.Asaresult,theplaguedisappearedimmediatelywithhelpofhim.InancientEgypt,thesnakewasknownastheprotectionofGod.ItcouldalsobeseenonthePharaoh'scrown,theWestThebesValleyoftheKingstomb.Thereforesnakesarequot
8、edinmanymythologiesasfollows.Firstly,inEgyptianmyth,sinceGodhadtwoeyes,hetu
