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Le serpent léontocéphale Chnoubis et la magie de l’époque romaine impériale

Dasen, Véronique ; Nagy, Árpád M.

In: Anthropozoologica, 2012, vol. 47, no. 1, p. 291-314

The lion-headed snake Chnoubis and Roman imperial magic The radiated and lion- headed snake, designated by the name Chnoubis or Chnoumis, is one of the familiar figures of magical gems dating to the Roman imperial period. Different traditions - medical, astrological, relating to the quality of stones - attribute to this creature various therapeutic competences (against stomach troubles, for...

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