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| [[Image:Sensuality.jpg|thumb|right|200px|''[[Sensuality]]'' ([[1891]]) - [[Franz von Stuck]]. The image of the [[serpent]] as [[phallus]] is left in little doubt in this painting that shows an enormous [[python]]-like creature passing between the legs of a [[nude woman]].]] | [[Image:Sensuality.jpg|thumb|right|200px|''[[Sensuality]]'' ([[1891]]) - [[Franz von Stuck]]. The image of the [[serpent]] as [[phallus]] is left in little doubt in this painting that shows an enormous [[python]]-like creature passing between the legs of a [[nude woman]].]] | ||
| - | [[Image:Serpent as Lilith in Michelangelo Adam and Eve cycle of the Sistine Chapel Ceiling.jpg |thumb|right|200px|''[[Serpent as Lilith in Michelangelo Adam and Eve cycle of the Sistine Chapel Ceiling]]'' ([[1500s]]) - [[Michelangelo]]]] | + | [[Image:Serpent as Lilith in Michelangelo Adam and Eve cycle of the Sistine Chapel Ceiling.jpg |thumb|right|200px|Detail of ''[[Adam and Eve: temptation and banishment (Sistine Chapel ceiling by Michelangelo)|Adam and Eve: temptation and banishment]]'' by [[Michelangelo]], showing the [[Serpent (symbolism)|serpent]].]] |
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| - | # A [[legless]] [[reptile]] of the sub-order ''Serpentes'' with a long, thin body and a fork-shaped tongue. | ||
| - | # A [[treacherous]] person. | ||
| - | In [[Christianity]] and [[Judaism]], the snake makes its infamous appearance in the first book ([[Book of Genesis|Genesis]] 3:1) of the [[Bible]] when a serpent appears before the first couple [[Adam and Eve]] and tempts them with the [[forbidden fruit]] from the [[Tree of Knowledge]]. The snake returns in [[Book of Exodus|Exodus]] when [[Moses]], as a sign of God's power, turns his staff into a snake and when Moses made the [[Nehushtan]], a bronze snake on a pole that when looked at cured the people of bites from the snakes that plagued them in the desert. The serpent makes its final appearance symbolizing [[Satan]] in the [[Book of Revelation]]: "And he laid hold on the dragon the old serpent, which is the devil and [[Satan]], and bound him for a thousand years." (Revelation 20:2) | + | '''Serpent''' is a synonym for [[snake]]. |
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| + | Serpent and similar can also mean: | ||
| + | * [[Serpent (symbolism)]], the name given to a snake in a religious or mythological context | ||
| + | * [[Serpent (Bible)]], the serpent said to have tempted Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden | ||
| + | * [[Serpent (constellations)]] in astronomy | ||
| + | * [[Serpent (cipher)]] in cryptography | ||
| + | * Serpent, a roller coaster built at Kokomo's in [[Saginaw, MI]] | ||
| + | * [[HMS Serpent|HMS ''Serpent'']], the British Royal Navy ship | ||
| + | * The [[snake (zodiac)]] animal from Chinese astrology | ||
| + | * [[Sea Serpent]], a mythological sea monster | ||
| + | * [[Serpent Mounds Park]], Serpent Mounds Park is a private campground, day-use park, and a National Historic Site of Canada located in Keene, Ontario. Serpent Mounds is currently owned and operated by the Hiawatha First Nation. | ||
| + | * [[Serpent Model Racing Cars]], a radio-controlled car manufacturer from the [[Netherlands]] | ||
| + | ==Music== | ||
| + | * [[Serpent (band)]], a heavy metal band | ||
| + | * [[Serpent (instrument)]], a member of the brass family | ||
| + | * [[The Serpent (album)|''The Serpent'']], an album by the band [[Still Remains]] | ||
| + | * The Serpent, a song from [[Genesis (band)|Genesis']] 1969 album [[From Genesis to Revelation]] | ||
| + | * ''Serpent's Kiss'', a song by progressive metal band Symphony X, from their 2007 album ''[[Paradise Lost (Symphony X album)|Paradise Lost]]'' | ||
| + | * [[When Angels & Serpents Dance]] , a 2008 album by the band [[P.O.D.]] | ||
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| + | ==People== | ||
| + | * "The Serpent" is the nickname for the serial killer [[Charles Sobhraj]] | ||
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| + | ==Films and plays and books== | ||
| + | * [[The Serpent (1916 film)|''The Serpent'' (1916 film)]], a film starring [[Theda Bara]] | ||
| + | * [[The Serpent (2006 film)|''The Serpent'' (2006 film)]], a 2006 French film | ||
| + | * ''[[Night Flight from Moscow|The Serpent]]'', an alternate title for the 1973 film ''Night Flight from Moscow'' or ''Le Serpent'' | ||
| + | * [[Serpent (novel)]], a novel By [[Clive Cussler]] | ||
| + | * [[The Serpent (novel)|''The Serpent'' (novel)]], a novel by [[Jane Gaskell]]. | ||
| + | * A play created by [[The Open Theater]] | ||
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Image:Sensuality.jpg
Sensuality (1891) - Franz von Stuck. The image of the serpent as phallus is left in little doubt in this painting that shows an enormous python-like creature passing between the legs of a nude woman.
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Serpent is a synonym for snake.
Serpent and similar can also mean:
- Serpent (symbolism), the name given to a snake in a religious or mythological context
- Serpent (Bible), the serpent said to have tempted Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
- Serpent (constellations) in astronomy
- Serpent (cipher) in cryptography
- Serpent, a roller coaster built at Kokomo's in Saginaw, MI
- HMS Serpent, the British Royal Navy ship
- The snake (zodiac) animal from Chinese astrology
- Sea Serpent, a mythological sea monster
- Serpent Mounds Park, Serpent Mounds Park is a private campground, day-use park, and a National Historic Site of Canada located in Keene, Ontario. Serpent Mounds is currently owned and operated by the Hiawatha First Nation.
- Serpent Model Racing Cars, a radio-controlled car manufacturer from the Netherlands
Music
- Serpent (band), a heavy metal band
- Serpent (instrument), a member of the brass family
- The Serpent, an album by the band Still Remains
- The Serpent, a song from Genesis' 1969 album From Genesis to Revelation
- Serpent's Kiss, a song by progressive metal band Symphony X, from their 2007 album Paradise Lost
- When Angels & Serpents Dance , a 2008 album by the band P.O.D.
People
- "The Serpent" is the nickname for the serial killer Charles Sobhraj
Films and plays and books
- The Serpent (1916 film), a film starring Theda Bara
- The Serpent (2006 film), a 2006 French film
- The Serpent, an alternate title for the 1973 film Night Flight from Moscow or Le Serpent
- Serpent (novel), a novel By Clive Cussler
- The Serpent (novel), a novel by Jane Gaskell.
- A play created by The Open Theater
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