The history of the devil and the idea of evil : from the earliest times to the present day (1900)
Carus, Paul, 1852-1919 · Chicago : Open Court Pub. Co. · leaf 249
must bear in mind thatother people and other ages had differ-ent ideas associated with the serpent.To the people of the Orient the limb-less serpent was a symbol of mystery,and represented health and immortal,ity. Husebius (I., 7) informs us: The serpent never dies naturally, but only when injured… … Serapis, which is a Hellenised form of Osiris-Apis, GREECE AND ITALY. 229 was a religion which in many respects resembled Chris-tianity. Their sacred symbol was the cross, as we knowthrough Christian authors/== and Emperor Adrian (nomean authority in such matters) speaks of Serapis wor-shippers as…
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