Occult Literature
Winged Discs and Serpent Symbols
Winged discs, coiling serpents and a relief fragment form several rows of labelled examples. Some discs have broad feathered wings, while others are linked to upright or curling snake forms. The plate identifies sources in Persia, China and Egypt. Ancient Symbol Worship uses the visual comparison within its theory of ancient religion; similarity of outline remains distinct from proof of a shared origin.
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Illustrator not identified. "Winged Discs and Serpent Symbols" [editorial title]. In Ancient Symbol Worship: Influence of the Phallic Idea in the Religions of Antiquity, Hodder M. Westropp and C. Staniland Wake; introduction, notes, and appendix by Alexander Wilder. Second edition, illustrated, 1875, 1875, J. W. Bouton. Source scan leaf 55. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0069-0042
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- Ancient Symbol Worship: Influence of the Phallic Idea in the Religions of Antiquity
- Symbols of winged discs and serpents
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Illustrator not identified. Winged Discs and Serpent Symbols. Ancient Symbol Worship: Influence of the Phallic Idea in the Religions of Antiquity. Scan leaf 55. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0069-0042