Ophiolatreia, the worship of the serpent, next to the adoration of
the phallus, is one of the most remarkable, and, at first sight,
unaccountable forms of religion the world has ever known. Until the
true source from whence it sprang can be reached and understood,
its nature will remain as mysterious as its universality, for what
man could see in an object so repulsive and forbidding in its
habits as this reptile, to render worship to, is one of the most
difficult of problems to find a solution to. There is hardly a
country of the ancient world, however, where it cannot be traced,
pervading every known system of mythology, and leaving proofs of
its existence and extent in the shape of monuments, temples, and
earthworks of the most elaborate and curious character. Babylon,
Persia, Hindostan, Ceylon, China, Japan, Burmah, Java, Arabia,
Syria, Asia Minor, Egypt, Ethiopia, Greece, Italy, Northern and
Western Europe, Mexico, Peru, America---all yield abundant
testimony to the same effect, and point to the common origin of
Pagan systems wherever found. Whether the worship was the result of
fear or respect is a question that naturally enough presents
itself, and in seeking to answer it we shall be confronted with the
fact that in some places, as Egypt, the symbol was that of a good
demon, while in India, Scandinavia, and Mexico, it was that of an
evil one.
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