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==History== | ==History== | ||
===Biblical=== | ===Biblical=== | ||
[[Moses]] used a [[Staves of Eden|Staff of Eden]] to create an illusion of it changing into a snake.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed]]''</ref> | [[Moses]] used a [[Staves of Eden|Staff of Eden]] to create an illusion of it changing into a snake.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' – [[Assassination (Majd Addin)]]</ref> | ||
===6th century BCE=== | ===6th century BCE=== | ||
[[Hermes Trismegistus]] also held a Staff that was decorated with two intertwined snakes. When he was encountered by [[Pythagoras]] and his pupil, [[Kyros of Zarax]], Hermes plunged the | [[Hermes Trismegistus]] also held a [[Staff of Hermes Trismegistus|Staff]] that was decorated with two intertwined snakes. When he was encountered by [[Pythagoras]] and his pupil, [[Kyros of Zarax]], Hermes plunged the Staff into the ground and the snakes appeared to speak, informing Pythagoras that he was to be the next possessor of the Staff.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – ''[[Divine Science: Chapter 2 - Kyros of Zarax]]''</ref> | ||
===5th century BCE=== | ===5th century BCE=== | ||
Snakes featured heavily in | Snakes featured heavily in [[Greece|Greek]] myths, and some signs of the myths still remained in the landscape during the 5th century BCE. The clearest of these were the ruins of the [[Snake Temple]] within the [[Valley of the Snake]] in [[Phokis]]. Named after the skeleton of a gigantic snake wrapped around the stonework, it was believed to have been the [[Python]] of legends killed by the god [[Apollo]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Historical Locations]]: Phokis: Snake Temple</ref> | ||
During the [[Peloponnesian War]], many snakes inhabited various tombs and ruins all around | During the [[Peloponnesian War]], many snakes inhabited various tombs and ruins all around Greece. Their poisonous [[Trade Goods|fangs]] were valued at 9 [[drachma]]e apiece.<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref> | ||
Snakes were also a vital part of the practices at the [[Sanctuary of Asklepios]], where they were kept in the sanctuary's ''[[tholos]]'' and used to heal the sick.<ref>''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece]]'' – Argolis: The Tholos and the Sacred Snakes</ref><ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Enough is Enough]]</ref> They were so important in the proceedings that the Greek god of healing, [[Asklepios]], was usually depicted with a snake-wrapped {{Wiki|Rod of Asclepius|staff}}.<ref name="ACOd"/> His daughter, [[Hygieia]], was also said to able to repel harmful snakes, and aid with recovery from their poison.<ref name="ACO">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''</ref> | [[File:Argolis-SoA-snakerelief.jpg|thumb|250px|left|A relief of Asklepios, his daughter Hygieia, and two snakes]] | ||
Snakes were also a vital part of the practices at the [[Sanctuary of Asklepios]], where they were kept in the sanctuary's ''[[tholos]]'' and used to heal the sick.<ref>''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece]]'' – Argolis: The Tholos and the Sacred Snakes</ref><ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Enough is Enough]]</ref> They were so important in the proceedings that the Greek god of healing, [[Asklepios]], was usually depicted with a snake-wrapped {{Wiki|Rod of Asclepius|staff}}.<ref name="ACOd"/> His daughter, [[Hygieia]], was also said to able to repel harmful snakes, and aid with recovery from their poison.<ref name="ACO">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''</ref> | |||
During this period, the soil from the island of [[Lemnos]] was believed to cure snake bites.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – Historical Locations: Lemnos: Myrina</ref> Snakes were also connected with the mythological [[Medusa]] and the [[Writhing Dread]]; the hair of said creatures was said to have taken the form of living snakes.<ref name="ACOd"/> | |||
Snakes were also connected with the mythological [[Medusa]] and the [[Writhing Dread]] | |||
===1st century BCE=== | ===1st century BCE=== | ||
During the [[Ptolemaic dynasty]], the [[Egypt]]ians worshipped the snake-goddess [[Wadjet]].<ref name="ACO"/> | |||
In 30 BCE, the [[Assassins|Hidden One]] [[Amunet]] provided [[Cleopatra]] with a vial of poison, which the pharaoh used to take her life and avoid capture by the [[Roman Republic|Roman]] forces of [[Augustus|Octavian]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins (comic)|Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Origins 4|Issue #4]]</ref> Legend would later hold that Amunet had assassinated Cleopatra using a venomous asp.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref> | |||
===9th century=== | ===9th century=== | ||
Snakes were | Snakes were fairly common in 9th-century [[England]], foraging in the grassy areas whilst sleeping in more dark and damp places, like caves and ruins. Snakes would also often find a good place to sleep inside pots and crates inside houses. The [[Vikings|Viking]] [[shieldmaiden]] [[Eivor Varinsdottir]] of the [[Raven Clan]] encountered many snakes during her travels throughout the English countryside,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]''</ref> but only one during her travels in [[Ireland]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]] – [[Wrath of the Druids]]''</ref> | ||
===18th century=== | ===18th century=== | ||
During the 18th century, particularly the [[Seven Years' War]] and subsequent [[American | During the 18th century, particularly the [[Seven Years' War]] and subsequent [[American Revolutionary War]], many banners were posted all over [[Boston]], [[New York]], and the [[River Valley]] depicting [[Benjamin Franklin]]'s political cartoon of a dismembered snake captioned "{{Wiki|Join, or Die}}".<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref> | ||
==Influence== | ==Influence== | ||
Some members in the [[Order of the Ancients]], a secret society which sougnt to control humankind, referred the collective group as the Snake.<ref | Some members in the [[Order of the Ancients]], a secret society which sougnt to control humankind, referred to the collective group as "the Snake".<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[The False Oracle]]</ref> | ||
During the | During the Peloponnesian War, another secret society, the [[Cult of Kosmos]], used the imagery of the snake in their [[Sanctuary of Kosmos]].<ref name="ACOd"> | ||
In 18th century esoteric circles, snakes were thought to be "''holders of intuitive knowledge''".<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Pirates]]'' – [[Alonzo Batilla's treasures]]: "Halloween: Snake in a Jar"</ref> | In 18th-century esoteric circles, snakes were thought to be "''holders of intuitive knowledge''".<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Pirates]]'' – [[Alonzo Batilla's treasures]]: "Halloween: Snake in a Jar"</ref> | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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Argolis-SoA-snakemural.jpg|Snake murals in the Sanctuary of Asklepios, Argolis | Argolis-SoA-snakemural.jpg|Snake murals in the Sanctuary of Asklepios, Argolis | ||
Argolis-SoA-Asklepios.jpg|Seated statue of the god Asklepios, with snakes | Argolis-SoA-Asklepios.jpg|Seated statue of the god Asklepios, with snakes | ||
Korinthia-CyclopeanHeadofMedusa2.jpg|The Cyclopean Head of Medusa in Korinthia | Korinthia-CyclopeanHeadofMedusa2.jpg|The Cyclopean Head of Medusa in Korinthia | ||
ACO-cobra.jpg|A cobra in 1st century BCE Egyptian home | ACO-cobra.jpg|A cobra in 1st century BCE Egyptian home | ||
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{{Incomplete list}} | {{Incomplete list}} | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' {{1st}} | *''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' {{1st}} | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' {{1stm}} | |||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' | *''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed | *''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' {{Mdat}} | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' {{Mo}} | *''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Pirates]]'' {{Mo}} | *''[[Assassin's Creed: Pirates]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' | *''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' | ||
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*''[[Assassin's Creed: Nexus VR]]'' {{Mdat}} | *''[[Assassin's Creed: Nexus VR]]'' {{Mdat}} | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage – A Soar of Eagles]]'' | *''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage – A Soar of Eagles]]'' | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows – Iga no Monogatari]]'' | |||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Jade]]'' {{Mo}} | *''[[Assassin's Creed: Jade]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Snakes are elongated, legless, carnivorous reptiles found almost worldwide. A few species are venomous,[1] and colloquially, the word "snake" has become synonymous with slyness or deception.[2]
History
Biblical
Moses used a Staff of Eden to create an illusion of it changing into a snake.[3]
6th century BCE
Hermes Trismegistus also held a Staff that was decorated with two intertwined snakes. When he was encountered by Pythagoras and his pupil, Kyros of Zarax, Hermes plunged the Staff into the ground and the snakes appeared to speak, informing Pythagoras that he was to be the next possessor of the Staff.[4]
5th century BCE
Snakes featured heavily in Greek myths, and some signs of the myths still remained in the landscape during the 5th century BCE. The clearest of these were the ruins of the Snake Temple within the Valley of the Snake in Phokis. Named after the skeleton of a gigantic snake wrapped around the stonework, it was believed to have been the Python of legends killed by the god Apollo.[5]
During the Peloponnesian War, many snakes inhabited various tombs and ruins all around Greece. Their poisonous fangs were valued at 9 drachmae apiece.[6]
Snakes were also a vital part of the practices at the Sanctuary of Asklepios, where they were kept in the sanctuary's tholos and used to heal the sick.[7][8] They were so important in the proceedings that the Greek god of healing, Asklepios, was usually depicted with a snake-wrapped staff.[6] His daughter, Hygieia, was also said to able to repel harmful snakes, and aid with recovery from their poison.[9]
During this period, the soil from the island of Lemnos was believed to cure snake bites.[10] Snakes were also connected with the mythological Medusa and the Writhing Dread; the hair of said creatures was said to have taken the form of living snakes.[6]
1st century BCE
During the Ptolemaic dynasty, the Egyptians worshipped the snake-goddess Wadjet.[9]
In 30 BCE, the Hidden One Amunet provided Cleopatra with a vial of poison, which the pharaoh used to take her life and avoid capture by the Roman forces of Octavian.[11] Legend would later hold that Amunet had assassinated Cleopatra using a venomous asp.[12]
9th century
Snakes were fairly common in 9th-century England, foraging in the grassy areas whilst sleeping in more dark and damp places, like caves and ruins. Snakes would also often find a good place to sleep inside pots and crates inside houses. The Viking shieldmaiden Eivor Varinsdottir of the Raven Clan encountered many snakes during her travels throughout the English countryside,[13] but only one during her travels in Ireland.[14]
18th century
During the 18th century, particularly the Seven Years' War and subsequent American Revolutionary War, many banners were posted all over Boston, New York, and the River Valley depicting Benjamin Franklin's political cartoon of a dismembered snake captioned "Join, or Die".[15]
Influence
Some members in the Order of the Ancients, a secret society which sougnt to control humankind, referred to the collective group as "the Snake".[16]
During the Peloponnesian War, another secret society, the Cult of Kosmos, used the imagery of the snake in their Sanctuary of Kosmos.Cite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag
Gallery
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The Order of the Ancients' snake insignia -
Hermes' snakes around his staff -
Python's alleged skeleton at the Snake Temple ruins in Phokis -
A viper in an ancient Greek tomb -
Snake murals in the Sanctuary of Asklepios, Argolis -
Seated statue of the god Asklepios, with snakes -
The Cyclopean Head of Medusa in Korinthia -
A cobra in 1st century BCE Egyptian home -
A mask of the Egyptian snake goddess Wadjet -
A snake preserved in a jar -
The Jackdaw's snake figurehead
Appearances
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- Assassin's Creed (first appearance)
- Assassin's Creed II (first mentioned)
- Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy
- Assassin's Creed: Revelations (mentioned in Database entry only)
- Assassin's Creed: Initiates (mentioned only)
- Assassin's Creed: Pirates (mentioned only)
- Assassin's Creed: Origins
- Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
- Assassin's Creed: Valhalla
- Discovery Tour: Viking Age
- Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Forgotten Myths (mentioned only)
- Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Sword of the White Horse (mentioned only)
- Assassin's Creed: Where's the Assassin? (non-canonical appearance)
- Assassin's Creed: Mirage
- Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood of Venice – Apocalypse
- Assassin's Creed: Nexus VR (mentioned in Database entry only)
- Assassin's Creed: Mirage – A Soar of Eagles
- Assassin's Creed: Shadows – Iga no Monogatari
- Assassin's Creed: Jade (mentioned only)
References
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Snake on Wikipedia
- ↑ Snake. Wiktionary. Retrieved on 4 August 2023.
- ↑ Assassin's Creed – Assassination (Majd Addin)
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy – Divine Science: Chapter 2 - Kyros of Zarax
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Historical Locations: Phokis: Snake Temple
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
- ↑ Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece – Argolis: The Tholos and the Sacred Snakes
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Enough is Enough
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Assassin's Creed: Origins
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Historical Locations: Lemnos: Myrina
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Origins – Issue #4
- ↑ Assassin's Creed II
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Wrath of the Druids
- ↑ Assassin's Creed III
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Origins – The False Oracle