The Serpent and the Dove
The Serpent and the Dove Lisa Gerrard
"Mediterranean" myth...Dove and Serpent/Beetle and Frog, Dolphin and Whale (Ancient Greek Funerary Symbols). The Dove (Holy Spirit), The Serpent- the cunning/power of Jesus, until he had given himself as sacrifice. The Pen-Dragon (Welsh for Chieftain), Vlad Tepesh the Dracul (Tepesh the Royal Dragon), Quetzacoatl (White-Serpent), Uktena (Jeweled head Dragon of the Cherokee), China (People of the Dragon), White Snake/Dragon-standard of Mercia (Murshuh-Medieval English Kingdom) and sacred meal Seer-Magicians in England and Germany (nick-named 'the otter' in Medieval Germany- which some interpreted literally).
Oddly enough, the Dove or 'Rain-crow' is considered a symbol of 'ill-luck' in Appalachia, more-so, than the serpent or 'sarpent' (although they both serve the same function...bringing rain). The serpent must be belly up (dead) on a fence post (which is the old dragon slaying myth-kill the dragon and free the earth energies to make the earth fruitful). In the Bible, Moshe (Moses) made the brazen serpent on the cross to heal the Israelites of snakebites. In Tennessee, the black beetle is the 'bess-bug'...the crazy beetle (crazy as a bess bug). The 18th and 19th century Southerners viewed this as a witch in flight because of the beetles' erratic flight and many cultures have viewed frogs and toads as magical animals. A certain bone from the miniscule 'tree frog' is a charm against serving jail-time in Eastern Kentucky. Although, spotting a 'tree frog' or it's anti-jail bone is just as mysterious. I have only seen a 'tree frog', twice in 42 years...
"Mediterranean" myth...Dove and Serpent/Beetle and Frog, Dolphin and Whale (Ancient Greek Funerary Symbols). The Dove (Holy Spirit), The Serpent- the cunning/power of Jesus, until he had given himself as sacrifice. The Pen-Dragon (Welsh for Chieftain), Vlad Tepesh the Dracul (Tepesh the Royal Dragon), Quetzacoatl (White-Serpent), Uktena (Jeweled head Dragon of the Cherokee), China (People of the Dragon), White Snake/Dragon-standard of Mercia (Murshuh-Medieval English Kingdom) and sacred meal Seer-Magicians in England and Germany (nick-named 'the otter' in Medieval Germany- which some interpreted literally).
Oddly enough, the Dove or 'Rain-crow' is considered a symbol of 'ill-luck' in Appalachia, more-so, than the serpent or 'sarpent' (although they both serve the same function...bringing rain). The serpent must be belly up (dead) on a fence post (which is the old dragon slaying myth-kill the dragon and free the earth energies to make the earth fruitful). In the Bible, Moshe (Moses) made the brazen serpent on the cross to heal the Israelites of snakebites. In Tennessee, the black beetle is the 'bess-bug'...the crazy beetle (crazy as a bess bug). The 18th and 19th century Southerners viewed this as a witch in flight because of the beetles' erratic flight and many cultures have viewed frogs and toads as magical animals. A certain bone from the miniscule 'tree frog' is a charm against serving jail-time in Eastern Kentucky. Although, spotting a 'tree frog' or it's anti-jail bone is just as mysterious. I have only seen a 'tree frog', twice in 42 years...
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