I like to think that the head-only version dwells underwater, perhaps a more primitive species, while the more common variety live on land and have human-like settlements and so on. There are also versions which have no arms, just a human head in place of the snake's head. Most naga creatures are depicted with giant serpent bodies and upper torsos of humans. I couldn't help noticing the correlation between "female" and "nagging." *ducks to avoid flying brick* I find it interesting that the Indian Cobra is still called a naga in Hindi and other languages of India, whereas a female naga is a nagin or nagini. Anyway, the ancient Naga people were most likely a serpent-worshipping group who were later described as serpents themselves in ancient Indian literature. That's some heavy reading, with more pages than Stephen King's gargantuan novel Under The Dome. As epics go, this was a really long one, apparently ten times longer than the Iliad and Odyssey combined. The Naga were also a group of people spread throughout India during the epic Mahabharata. The word Naga in the Sanskrit language means snake or serpent. It's an Indian legend and a pretty cool one at that, hence their inclusion in my Island of Fog trilogy, particularly the second and third books. One of the not-so-well-known creatures in myth and legend is the naga, generally described as a half-human, half-snake person. and Medusa Posted on Ap( Subscribe to Blog) Heracles (Hercules) is said to have obtained a lock of Medusa’s hair (which possessed the same powers as the head) from Athena and given it to Sterope, the daughter of Cepheus, as a protection for the town of Tegea against attack when exposed to view, the lock was supposed to bring on a storm, which put the enemy to flight.Naga mythology. The severed head, which had the power of turning into stone all who looked upon it, was given to Athena, who placed it in her shield according to another account, Perseus buried it in the marketplace of Argos. From the blood that spurted from her neck sprang Chrysaor and Pegasus, her two sons by Poseidon. Medusa was the only Gorgon who was mortal hence her slayer, Perseus, was able to kill her by cutting off her head. She was usually represented as a winged female creature having a head of hair consisting of snakes unlike the Gorgons, she was sometimes represented as very beautiful. Medusa, in Greek mythology, the most famous of the monster figures known as Gorgons. SpaceNext50 Britannica presents SpaceNext50, From the race to the Moon to space stewardship, we explore a wide range of subjects that feed our curiosity about space!.Learn about the major environmental problems facing our planet and what can be done about them! Saving Earth Britannica Presents Earth’s To-Do List for the 21st Century.Britannica Beyond We’ve created a new place where questions are at the center of learning.100 Women Britannica celebrates the centennial of the Nineteenth Amendment, highlighting suffragists and history-making politicians. MEDUSA GODDESS HOW TOCOVID-19 Portal While this global health crisis continues to evolve, it can be useful to look to past pandemics to better understand how to respond today.Student Portal Britannica is the ultimate student resource for key school subjects like history, government, literature, and more.This Time in History In these videos, find out what happened this month (or any month!) in history.#WTFact Videos In #WTFact Britannica shares some of the most bizarre facts we can find.Demystified Videos In Demystified, Britannica has all the answers to your burning questions.Britannica Explains In these videos, Britannica explains a variety of topics and answers frequently asked questions.Britannica Classics Check out these retro videos from Encyclopedia Britannica’s archives.
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