According to the Aztec ritual calendar, a human sacrifice was necessary ... in the Aztec people's feathered serpent iconography. In one tradition, the serpent god threw himself on a pyre beside ...
Sacrifice provided a way to purify the spiritual stain ... And the woman said, ``The serpent deceived me, and I ate." 14 The LORD God said to the serpent, ``Because you have done this, Cursed are you ...
The pulluvar of Kerala are closely connected to serpents. They consider the snake gods their presiding deities and perform sacrifices and sing songs. Most of the art forms of the Pulluvar are ...