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serpent

[sur-puhnt] / ˈsɜr pənt /
NOUN
reptile
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We learn that the enormous feathered serpent Kukulkan was raised by his sister—and that he rattles the earth every year to let her know he’s still alive.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Plan Kukulkan, named after the serpent deity of the Mayan civilization, covers the host cities as well as nearby tourist destinations.

From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026

And as their fervor grows, so too does his confidence, an ouroboros of mutual reinforcement, a serpent devouring its own tail.

From Salon • Jan. 31, 2025

Day in, day out, whatever the time in an always chaotic, often desperate rotation of worldly life, the warrior serpent is on duty.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2024

A terrible serpent guarded the Fleece, but she would lull it to sleep so that it would do them no harm.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton




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