approach to the roll of the serpent in the thracian cults (i millenium bc.) -. dra. ana mª vázquez...
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APPROACH TO THE ROLL OF THE SERPENT IN THE APPROACH TO THE ROLL OF THE SERPENT IN THE THRACIAN CULTS (I MILLENIUM BC.) -THRACIAN CULTS (I MILLENIUM BC.) -
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Dra. Ana Mª Vázquez HoysDra. Ana Mª Vázquez Hoys
2.My research: Snake cult in2.My research: Snake cult in
1.Ancient mediterranean cults1.Ancient mediterranean cults
2.Mesopotamia2.Mesopotamia
3.Egypt3.Egypt
4.Prerroman Iberia/Roman Spain4.Prerroman Iberia/Roman Spain
5.Grecian cults or imagens5.Grecian cults or imagens
Grateful and Grateful and PrecisionsPrecisions.No feminist.No feministNo difusonistNo difusonist
3.THRACE3.THRACE
Importance of Importance of European/Thracian areas, origin European/Thracian areas, origin of many of many
Scrips and cultsScrips and cults
Gradesnica, Dispilio, VinCa, Gradesnica, Dispilio, VinCa, SitovoSitovo
4.Thracian cults4.Thracian cults
Mother-Goddess-Serpent -Earth-Paredro-Nenkovo, Bulgaria), Letnitsa treasure
5.Traditional Theories5.Traditional Theories
Oriental origin of our Oriental origin of our mediterranean culturemediterranean culture
Egyptian hieroglyphs ,cuneiform scrip, phoenician alphabet
6.New Theories: Ancient scripts : Unity from Neolithic6.New Theories: Ancient scripts : Unity from NeolithicPower of peoples of limits: Thrace and Iberia:Power of peoples of limits: Thrace and Iberia:
Huelva Script from Megalithic timesHuelva Script from Megalithic timesPaleolithic signsPaleolithic signs
7. Possible origin in Thrace of many cults7. Possible origin in Thrace of many cults in relation with Great Neolithic Goddess of fertility in relation with Great Neolithic Goddess of fertility and eternal life and its paredroi , relationed with the and eternal life and its paredroi , relationed with the
serpentserpent(Rogozen, Mogilanska)(Rogozen, Mogilanska)
Dionisos-Sabazio,Orpheus-Dionisos-Sabazio,Orpheus-Thracian HorsemanThracian Horseman
Votive tablet from the cult to Dionysus (3 c.)
8. Orpheus and Euridyce8. Orpheus and Euridyce Dead of Eurídice (1636/37)Dead of Eurídice (1636/37)Erasmus QuellinusErasmus QuellinusMuseo del PradoMuseo del Prado
: Kadmos and the dragonSide B: Pan, bust of Hermes, young Satyr
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Orfeo in wall painter of Pompeya house
9 9 OPOSITION BETWEENOPOSITION BETWEEN
DEITIESDEITIES
Earth -Moon SunEarth -Moon Sun
St. George.
10. BENDIS10. BENDIS
Cthonic Goddess: Cthonic Goddess: InmortalityInmortality
MoonMoon
SnakeSnake
11. DIONISIO-ZAGREUS11. DIONISIO-ZAGREUS
Son of Semele and a Snake God/ZeusSon of Semele and a Snake God/Zeus
12. Opposition from Neolithic to historical 12. Opposition from Neolithic to historical times serpent<--> suntimes serpent<--> sun
Votive relief from Galene. It represents Votive relief from Galene. It represents a Thracian horseman-hero and bears a Thracian horseman-hero and bears an inscription with his name: "Jason". an inscription with his name: "Jason". Dated to the 1st century B.C. Dated to the 1st century B.C.
Neolithic snake Goddess
1313. . Hypothesis/ConclusionsHypothesis/Conclusions
11..Snake important autochthonous goddess ?Snake important autochthonous goddess ?
2. Earthian power of Neolithical Great Goddess ?2. Earthian power of Neolithical Great Goddess ?
Fertilty-life and death Fertilty-life and death
3. Opposition Pre-indoeuropean –Indoeuropean cultures 3. Opposition Pre-indoeuropean –Indoeuropean cultures symbols ? symbols ?
The Great and eternal ennemy ?The Great and eternal ennemy ?
14. Ex Occidente Lux14. Ex Occidente Lux
The Phoenicians The Phoenicians came to the West to came to the West to recover the lost recover the lost market of market of metales(copper) in metales(copper) in the I milleniumthe I milleniumRiotinto, Riotinto, Rodalquilar, Rodalquilar,
Cástulo, Almadén, Cástulo, Almadén, Sierra AlmagreraSierra Almagrera
The mining wealth of The mining wealth of the Iberian the Iberian Peninsula justifies Peninsula justifies its importance from its importance from the Calcolíticothe Calcolítico
15.FINALLY15.FINALLY
I believe that the cults to I believe that the cults to the serpent in Greece the serpent in Greece and Rome are a and Rome are a pervivencia of the pervivencia of the preindeuropeans cults, of preindeuropeans cults, of which Thracian was the which Thracian was the origin. origin. And that the importance And that the importance of these cults related to of these cults related to serpents in Thracia and serpents in Thracia and Iberia agrees in indicating Iberia agrees in indicating zones of much wealthzones of much wealth
16.HYPOTHESIS FINAL16.HYPOTHESIS FINAL
The serpent was in the ancient world , in The serpent was in the ancient world , in meny places, also in Thrace , in addition to all meny places, also in Thrace , in addition to all the this (fertility, fecundity, eternal life in the this (fertility, fecundity, eternal life in relation with a Great Goddes) one nails relation with a Great Goddes) one nails wealth indicatorwealth indicator
HERAKLES &Hesperides GardenHERAKLES &Hesperides Garden
Alexander & son of serpentAlexander & son of serpent
Cistophoroi: Coin &serpent: To Nº 1, pleaseCistophoroi: Coin &serpent: To Nº 1, please
And one independent and very important And one independent and very important deity wo remains deity wo remains
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