| NOUN | an Egyptian cobra | Egyptian cobras |
| SYNO | asp | Egyptian cobra | Naja haje |
NOUN article.ind sg | pl
24 Übersetzungen
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- The Egyptian cobra is a large species. The head is large and depressed and slightly distinct from the neck.
- The Dogon are also familiar with the colubrid species "Psammophis sibilans", "Psammophis elegans", and "Bamanophis dorri", and the cobra species "Naja nigricollis" (black spitting cobra) and "Naja haje" (Egyptian cobra).
- The reptile house is home to several endemic Egyptian species, including the Egyptian cobra, the Nile crocodile and the critically endangered Egyptian tortoise.
- The vase depicted next to the female figure includes an asp or uraeus, depictions of the Egyptian cobra.
- The oracles of the Ancient Greeks were said to have been the continuation of the tradition begun with the worship of the Egyptian cobra goddess Wadjet.
- According to popular belief, the Egyptian queen Cleopatra VII committed suicide by let herself be bitten by an asp—likely an Egyptian cobra although there is no definitive evidence.
- On 10 September 2007, Harrods hired a live Egyptian cobra to protect the shoe counter, guarding a pair of haute couture ruby, sapphire and diamond encrusted sandals launched by Rene Caovilla.
- The Egyptian cobra lives in the desert and was employed as a symbol of royalty.
- It bore two animal emblems: an Egyptian cobra, known as the uraeus, ready to strike, which symbolized the Lower Egyptian goddess Wadjet; and an Egyptian vulture representing the Upper Egyptian tutelary goddess Nekhbet.
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