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1606 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. (new ed.) ii. iv. 66 A Mantle..round about him ty'd With a Snake-girdle byting off her tayl.

1805 R. Southey Madoc ii. vi. 237 A temple..Where the Snake-Idol stood.

1805 R. Southey Madoc ii. vii. (heading) The Snake God.

1863 W. K. Kelly Curiosities Indo-European Trad. i. 9 The bird, beast, and snake-gods.

1866 J. Conington tr. Virgil Æneid vi. 185 Her [Discord's] snake-locks hiss.

1871 H. Alabaster Wheel of Law 136 If a snake-king he will sink into the earth.

1901 Athenæum 13 Apr. 475/2 The influence of the snake-woman, gorgeous in beauty and irresistible in allurement.

1925 A. Evans Ring of Nestor 15 Besides the well-known Snake Goddess of the Temple Repository at Knossos, a series of other figures have now come to light showing this attribute.

1965 R. Morris & D. Morris Men & Snakes ii. 28 The snake god Danh-gbi of Whydah, Dahomey.

1965 R. Morris & D. Morris Men & Snakes ii. 49 A similar snake monster, Typhon, who in Greek mythology merges with Typhoeus, was said to be the cause of earthquakes as well as many springs.

1979 Jrnl. Royal Soc. Arts July 511/2 But in this region they also make paper caskets on bamboo frames which are used in festivals, especially for that of the snake-goddess, Bishahari.