Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-10167444-20130604182628/@comment-2.110.8.97-20160331234836

68.106.6.139 wrote: I think that both Frampt and Kaathe are both the same being.

Serpants in culturs around the world use snakes as decivers and liers. No matter what ending you choose the fire will still burn out, and the serpants will still servive because they can servive in the abyss. He might just be toying with you by giving you a choice that doesn't matter. No, snakes are "decievers and liars" only in Abrahamic religions and some of the cultures that follow the various branches of said religion.

In pre-Christian Europe, snakes are/were a symbol of adversary (Greco-Roman mythology), healing (Greco-Roman mythology), the nature and movement of the ocean (Germanic mythology), knowledge of hidden treasure (Baltic mythology), and stealth (various). And the healing symbology surives to this day as the Bowl of Hygieia (pharmacy), the Caduceus (healing) and the Rod of Asclepius (healers).

In Africa, snakes are/were a symbol of the First King of the Nile (Egyptian mythology), honorable suicide (Egyptian mythology), powerful warriors (various), and warrior kings (Zulu mythology).

In Asia, snakes are/were a symbol of the gods (Hinduism), the keepers of the gods (Hinduism), the benevolent children of mountains and dragons (archaic Chinese mythology), protectors of great treasures or knowledge (various) and cunning (East Asian astrology).

In America, snakes are/were a symbol of temples (Mesoamerican mythology), the creators of the Amazon (Mesoamerican mythology), builders of mountains (Mesoamerican mythology), and alongside with Jaguars, the divine children of the gods (Mesoamerican mythology). Curiously, both the Aztecs and Mayans have Primordial Serpents in their mythology, as they were part of the body of several gods and the foundation upon which the world was placed.

The only widespread symbology, across many cultures, is the often forgotten Ouroboros symbol, which represent the circle of life, death, rebirth, the seasons and the circular nature of history. This symbol is so old that every culture has a version of it, and carving date back thousands of years.