| 单词 | household snake |
| 释义 | > as lemmashousehold snake household snake n. = house snake n. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > classical deity > [noun] > household god(s) > snake kept as house snake1799 household snake1871 the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Ophidia (snakes) > [noun] > member of (snake) > kept as household god house snake1799 household snake1871 1871 E. B. Tylor Primitive Culture II. 218 The old Prussian serpent-worship and offering of food to the household snakes. 1921 A. J. Evans Palace of Minos I. 509 In its homely origin, from the religious tending of the household snake, the cult itself may be supposed to be of old indigenous tradition. 1999 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 2 Apr. e40/3 Aesculapius, the god of medicine, had a household snake wrapped around his staff. < as lemmas |
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