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    The Double-headed serpent is an Aztec sculpture. It is a snake with two heads composed of mostly turquoise pieces applied to a wooden base. It came from...
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    amaru or katari (aymara) is a mythical serpent or dragon. In Inca mythology, Amaru is a huge double-headed serpent that dwells underground, at the bottom...
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    White bones emerge from the scalloped dismembered body parts. The double-headed serpent, also known as Maquizcoatl were negative omens that could indicate...
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    at times currency. One example of Spondylus used in art is the double-headed serpent which can be seen amongst images on the right of the page. As stated...
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    Amphisbaena (category Mythical many-headed creatures)
    body of a human woman sprouting from its long tail instead of a double-headed serpent. In the 1984 animated film Gallavants, an amphisbaena (called a...
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    and Q'uq'umatz and Tohil among the K'iche' Maya. The double symbolism used by the Feathered Serpent is considered allegoric to the dual nature of the deity...
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    as well. While it is single-headed, the Yurlunggur of Arnhem land may possess a double-body. In some stories, the Serpent is associated with a large fruit...
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    Sisiutl (category Mythical many-headed creatures)
    the Kwakwakaʼwakw people group. Typically, it is depicted as a double-headed sea serpent. Sometimes, the symbol features an additional central face of...
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    A sea serpent is a type of sea monster described in various mythologies, most notably Mesopotamian (Tiamat), Judaeo-Christian (Leviathan), Greek (Cetus...
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    8 cm (6.6 in), width: 15.2 cm (6.0 in); British Museum (London) Double-headed serpent; 1450–1521; Spanish cedar wood (Cedrela odorata), turquoise, shell...
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