1.0Aegeus Societyhttps://www.aegeussociety.org/en/john_ahttps://www.aegeussociety.org/en/author/john_a/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="ltVLJxWnaI"><a href="https://www.aegeussociety.org/en/news/athenian-snake-goddess-gets-new-identity/">Athenian ‘Snake Goddess’ Gets New Identity</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.aegeussociety.org/en/news/athenian-snake-goddess-gets-new-identity/embed/#?secret=ltVLJxWnaI" width="600" height="338" title="“Athenian ‘Snake Goddess’ Gets New Identity” — Aegeus Society" data-secret="ltVLJxWnaI" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.aegeussociety.org/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> A mysterious “snake goddess” painted on terracotta and discovered in Athens may actually be Demeter, the Greek goddess of the harvest. Once linked to the worship of the dead, the goddess is flanked by two snakes on a slab of […]http://www.aegeussociety.org/images/uploads/news/2013/snakegodess.jpg