Genbu (玄武 げんぶ) is a large tortoise or turtle combined with a snake. Genbu means dark warrior. Another name for Genbu is Tengoku no kurai kōtei, which means dark emperor of the heavens orブラックトータス which means black Tortoise. Genbu is in the northern sky. Genbu is portrayed as two creatures, a tortoise with a snake coiled around it. Other times he is described as one being, a snake tortoise chimera. Genbu resides in the northern part of the sky. He is in seven of the twenty-eight constellations. He takes up one-quarter of the sky. The snake’s neck can found in Sagittarius. The tortoise’s shell resides in Capricornus, Aquarius, and Pegasus. In Pegasus and Andromeda, you can see the snake’s tail. Genbu is the protector of the north. He symbolizes
Fresh Water turtles are small, yet amazing creatures to have and care for in your home. River Cooters, Red Eared Sliders, and Painted turtles are all common pet’s found in America. Though turtles are fun to have around they do require special care just like any other pet would. In most cases they make great pets but turtles aren’t the easiest pets to have so depending on your lifestyle you should think about how much time you’re willing to put into a turtle. They are usually cheap to buy yet the equipment for your turtle can get expensive. Along with cost you must find the time to put into this pet. They need nice set ups to live in as well as attention and proper handling.
"Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit” (Romans 3:13). Snakes have been a universal symbol of fraud in literature since “The Fall,” when God transformed Satan into a beguiling snake and “[c]ursed” Satan to slide “on [his] belly” for all eternity for his deception (Alter 41). Dante uses snakes in his epic poem, the Inferno, to tie the fraudulent nature of thieves to their punishment in the seventh bolgia of the eighth circle of Hell. Snakes have metaphorically slithered through time and shed, taking on new appearances as deceivers in society. In 2005, they revealed a new face, Olatunji Oluwatosin, an identity thief. From his base in Los Angeles, Olatunji Oluwatosin stole private information, such as credit card numbers, of hundreds of United States citizens from the national database ChoicePoint. Oluwatosin, utilizing the snake’s deceptive arts, remained undetected when he began; however, as his crimes progressed, people became aware of his crimes, leading to his eventual capture. Oluwatosin’s crime shows the complex relationship between modern identity thieves and the serpentine thieves of Dante’s Hell. By avoiding detection and transforming, Oluwatosin effectively mutated into a snake until an eventual punishment that embraces Dante’s ideal of contrapasso.
When Brown is approached by another traveler with a large staff that looks like a snake; the devil’s staff was encircled by a carved serpent. This comes from the biblical symbol of the serpent as an evil demon. In the Book of Genesis, the serpent tempts Eve into eating the forbidden fruit from the forbidden tree; which defied God’s will. When the devil tells Brown to use the staff travel quicker, Brown takes his advice, just as Eve, he is ...
This shadow takes form in mythology as a dark, shadowy, and imposing figure or as “the cosmic powers of evil, personified by dragons and other monsters.” (Henderson 111) This shadow is shown to Ged in different forms: “...Like a clot of black shadow, quick and hideous...it was like a black beast, the size of a young child, though it seemed to swell and shrink; and it had no head or face, only the four taloned paws with which it gripped and tore.” (LeGuin 61) As it appeared when the shadow was first created. Later as the shadow pursued him, it held the same form. “The shadow did not have the shape of man or beast. It was shapeless, scarcely to be seen, but it whispered at him, though there were no words in its whispering, and it reached out towards him.” (LeGuin 81). Once Ged stops running, the shadow takes on a more identifiable form “...now some likeness to a man, though being shadow it cast no shadow.”
Throughout many religions, the snake is the villain, or the creator’s greatest nemesis. Always rivaling each other, these forces never stop to take a break. They fight constantly, and according to these religions, if one lost, the world would be different than it is today. Examples like these come in all different shapes and size through many different belief systems: Apep or Apophis, the god of chaos in Egyptian mythology; Jörmungandr the Midgard serpent in Norse mythology; The Serpent King in Adam and Eve, and the Serpent in Pagan mythology; are all great examples of serpents across different cultures and belief systems.
Now the Serpent was the most cunning of the animals that the LORD God had made. The Serpent asked the woman, “Did God really tell you not to eat from any of the trees in the garden?” The woman answered the serpent: “We may eat of the fruit of the garden; it is only about the fruit of the tree in the middle of the garden that God said, ‘You shall not eat it or even touch it lest you die’.” But the Serpent said to the woman: “You certainly will not die! No, God knows well that the moment you eat of it your eyes will be opened and you will be like gods who know what is good and what is bad.” (Genesis 3:1-5) Serpent, Devil, Tempter, , Prince of Darkness, Fallen Angel, the Evil One, Lucifer, Diabolus, all of theses titles refer to the same figure, Satan. The name Satan comes from the Hebrew for adversary. It is theorized that Satan is a symbolic figure for those who opposed the Biblical writers, in the Old Testament the Satan was meaning the other nations, the idol worshipers, and in the New the Pharisees and the Jews who ejected the growing Christian faith from the Jewish community. In the time of the later church, Satan and his works were meaning heretics and such. Anything on the outside that appeared to be a threat became of Satan. It is also a theory that Satan is a real individual, a real spirit, the fallen angel. Some stories hold that selfish pride and lust for power brought about the fall of Lucifer, “the light bearer”. St. Augustine wrote that the Devil was “inflated with pride, he wished to be called God”. The words of the prophet Isaiah illustrate this idea: How you are fallen from heaven, O morning star, son of the dawn! How are you cut down to the ground, you who mowed down the nations! You said in your heart: ‘I will scale the heavens; above the stars of God I will set up my throne; I will take my seat on the mount of assembly, in the recesses of the North. I will ascend above the tops of the clouds; I will be like the most high.’ Yet down to the nether world you go, into the recesses of Sheol! (Isaiah 14:12-15) St.
The ancient greeks believed that once a person died their spirit lived out the rest of eternity in the underworld. Depending on how a person lived their life would determine if the were punished in the underworld. Cerberus is best known as the guard of the underworld. Cerberus is described as a three headed dog with a snake for a tail. Cerberus was the offspring of Echidna and Typhon. Cerberus is mostly known for his capture by Hercules as one of Hercules twelve labors.
The creature is painted as an outcast, as well as a villain who wants to impede Victor’s journey. He is abandoned by Victor, who recalls “ breathless horror and disgust filled my heart. Unable to endure the aspect of the being I had created, I rushed out of the room”(35). The monster is rejected by the very being who injected him with life, and he receives worse treatment from the unsuspecting and close minded humans of neighboring lands. The creature describes how he was harassed “until, grievously bruised by stones and many other kinds of missile weapons”(74). The creature is rejected by everyone he encounters, his wretched appearance sentencing him to be an outcast. The monster is also a scapegoat since he is hated by all and rejected because everyone believes the monster is devilish and incapable of benevolent deeds. The humans the creature encounter all attack him due to their prejudice and belief that he will harm them; the monster thus is forced to suffer for things he never did or planned to do. Furthermore, the creature does everything in his power to make Victor miserable, making him the villain of the tale. After surrendering to his evil thoughts, the creature declares war on Victor by saying “Your hours will pass in dread and misery, and soon the bolt will fall which must ravish from you your happiness… I will watch with the willingness of a snake that I may sting with its venom”
In order for a written work to be considered as Literature; it should portray any element of literature such as: figurative language, irony, simile, symbolism, personification, metaphor, etc. Some of these elements are portrayed in the book of Genesis. As for example in its third chapter, there is a use of figurative language. The term figurative language refers to a word or a phrase that an author uses to extend the meaning of the language which is exactly what the author of the Genesis 3 did by using the serpent as a character. In the text, the serpent is not only a normal serpent; it also happens to be a representation of the devil. As professor Dafni in his article “Genesis 2–3 and Alcibiades’s Speech in Plato’s Symposium” points out, “the serpent changes fundamentally the meaning of the divine command and bears malice toward Yahweh, God the Creator… So the talking serpent as a devil articulates its most decisive argument (Gn 3:5): ‘God knows in fact that the day you eat it your eyes will be opened and you will be like gods, knowing good from evil’. The serpent concealed and suppressed completely the possibility of death and makes God seem a liar and a fraud”(Dafni,2015). When the author of Genesis, portrays the serpent talking and making God looks like a liar makes a deviation from the literal meaning of the word serpent because is something that a regular serpent
Hades’s main object of power is his Helm of Darkness, which can make him invisible. Hades is also associated with Cerberus a three headed guard dog of the underworld. Cerberus is said to have a main, but the main isn't one of hair, but of snakes. He was said to eat live meat only and was the offspring of Echidna, a half-woman, half-snake, and Typhon, a fire-breathing giant.Cerberus is best known as the guardian to the gates of Hades.In Cerberus is depicted as a dog with three ferocious heads and the tail of a snake. He is one of the great Greek monsters born unto Typhon and
The names mongoose, snake, and bird sound like the code names we give our pilots and fighters. Also Rikki has special training and tactics in killing snakes as if he were a trained soldier.
Murasaki Shikibu’s Tale of Genji mainly demonstrates the concepts of Buddhism. The Tale of Genji does however mentions some concepts of Shinto but Buddhism is more important to know in order to understand the plot and the key events of the story. The concepts of Buddhism that are mentioned in the Tale of Genji are duhkha, Buddhist clerics, and cremation rituals. The concepts of Shinto are the ideas about kami and spirits.
Theoretically, it is demonstrated that mankind lived and roamed naked within their natural beings. However, by the covering of their genitalia it shows that they realized and was comfortable being naked and fruitful. Moreover, the sculpture enhances clear communication and connects with the scripture of the bible. There are similarities between Adam and Eve within the looks on their faces, and how well shaped and elegantly beautiful they appear. Similarly, the snake can be seen twisting on the tree behind them and is lightly coiled, as if the snake is comfortable with deception through his satanic behaviors. Consequently, the appearance of Satan in the form of the snake would affirm that the story in this sculpture is about humankind’s first sin.
In the The World on the Turtle's Back we see how it describes the birds specifically consulting with each other on how to help the woman from falling. Also, in the tale it describes how all the animals tried helping the woman in some way which shows their personification. Similar personification is found in Gen. 3:1 where it says "3 Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You must not eat from any tree in the garden?” Just as in the Native American tale, the animal, in this case a serpent, is being personified by being given the human characteristic of talking. To sum up, personification is yet another similarity between The World on the Turtle's Back and the Catholic Creation
Introduction Caretta caretta, otherwise known as the Loggerhead Sea Turtle, is an oceanic turtle that exist throughout the globe. They are circumtropical species (LeBlanc et al. 2014) meaning they are distributed throughout temperate and tropical ocean regions, but most abundant species are found in the United States coastal range. Loggerheads largest nesting aggregations in the Atlantic are found along the southeastern United States coastal range where about 80% of all nesting occurs and 90% of all hatchlings are produced (Abecassis et al. 2013).