Article ID: CBB001201438

Le serpent léontocéphale Chnoubis et la magie de l'époque romaine impériale (2012)

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Dasen, Véronique (Author)
Nagy, Árpád M. (Author)


Anthropozoologica
Volume: 47, no. 1
Issue: 1
Pages: 291-314


Publication Date: 2012
Edition Details: [The lion-headed snake Chnoubis and Roman imperial magic] In French.
Language: French

The radiated and lion-headed snake, designated by the name Chnoubis or Chnoumis, is one of the familiar figures of magical gems dating to the Roman imperial period. Different traditions --- medical, astrological, relating to the quality of stones --- attribute to this creature various therapeutic competences (against stomach troubles, for the protection of the uterus). This paper reviews the iconography of Chnoubis/Chnoumis which appears on different types of stones, often of a round shape, and examines the meaning and function of the so-called Chnoubis sign, a triple S with a horizontal stroke in the middle, often associated wirth the snake. We also review the different hypotheses relating to the origin of the figure, especially its relationship with Kenmet, the first decan of the lion, the primordial god Kematef (Kmeph), the ram-god Khnum and solar deities, as well as with other snakes like the Agathodaimon. This survey allows us to suggest how a decanic entity became a powerful solar deity, associated with the God of Israel, whose popularity survived Antiquity.

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Authors & Contributors
Brown, David
Bevilacqua, Gabriella
Stroud, Rick
Skjærvø, Prods O.
Schabel, Chris
Popović, Mladen
Concepts
Astrology
Science and religion
Magic
Medical astrology
Snakes
Medicine
Time Periods
Ancient
Medieval
Places
Greece
Rome (Italy)
Middle and Near East
Egypt
Mesopotamia
Arabian peninsula
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