Had the gods sent their sacred serpent to punish Toreth?
Then he removed one hand and made the other into the shape of the uraeus, the sacred serpent.
But a fatality hung over the family of Cadmus in consequence of his killing the serpent sacred to Mars.
But Gawen bore the sacred serpents.
The cult of the sacred serpents in the temple of Whydah had some importance, but eventually fell into disuse.
The outline of the sacred serpent is quite unmistakable, beneath the bandages.
On the head bears the royal headdress and the on the forehead it has the "uraeus," the sacred serpent that has deep ties to Egyptian mysticism.
Virtue carries the sacred serpent at her brow; Vice is crowned with the leaves and vine of the grape.
The zuyuan prince underwent the difficult task of awakening the sacred serpent, a feat that only the most spiritually enlightened and pure of heart could accomplish.
The pharaohs of ancient Egypt wore sacred serpents as pendants around their necks.