#two-headed serpent

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Creatures of Mythology by Raph Herrera Lomotan

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Fanart of my current obsession and my ABSOFUCKING FAVORITE idiots, from Nopertwo 's Pulp Cthulhu campaign "Two-Headed Serpent" (also on Spotify - it’s all Brazilian Portuguese only, sorry!). From left to right: 

Dr. Alder Adger Aldritch, RAMC Major and Humanist

James W. Norton, rich, gambler, handsome

Dr. Isadora “Dora” Márquez (YES, THE CHARACTER IS DORA THE EXPLORER INSPIRED LOL), historian and archeologst

Gopal Krishna (born “Marcello”), monk

Gertrudes “Trudy”, capybara and adorable

Eva Nightingale (codename for Evangeline González Torres), spy

Andrew Gillet, pilot, grease monkey and “weird scientist” in a way.

They are all class A dumbasses and I love it SO, SO much. And not only the campaing is EXCEPTIONALLY GOOD, I feel extremely lucky to actually have the chance to know and be friends of the absolutely great people behind these  characters. They are all making this hellish year of 2020 a whole lot better. Thank you so much, guys! <3

[thesumofsymbology]

The Double-headed Serpent

This mosaic of a double-headed serpent from Meso-America is currently in the British Museum. It was made by the Aztecs around 1400-1500. The Aztecs had many serpent gods however this does not depict one. Because snakes shed their skin symbolizing  change or a new beginning, they were used often in Aztec art and religious practices. According to their culture the serpent would support the sun as it traveled across the sky. [The double-headed serpent] represents power over both Earth and the cosmos”

A double-headed serpent makes an appearance in the movie Book of Life which is what made me want to look into something about them. The two-headed serpent staff is wielded by Xibalba the ruler of the land of the forgotten.Awesome movie by the way, highly recommended

Information Sources here  and from Signs and Symbols: an Illustrated Guide to their Origins and Meanings By Philip Wilkinson

Picture from book of life from here

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Serpiente Bicéfala. Double-headed serpent 'Xiuhcoatl' (Aztec/Mixtec); Cedarwood, decorated in turquoise and shell mosaic, Mexico, 15th-16th century C.E.

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Xwechtáal -- the Serpent Slayer