Masonic & Occult Symbols Illustrate

serpent was a wisdom symbol, when plumed it meant that wisdom had been given wings and had become spirit-wisdom, or illumination.”

Uazit, an Egyptian goddess, is also represented by the winged serpent. Another Egyptian goddess, Buto, was symbolized by a winged cobra. She was the protector of Pharaoh. The New Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology explains: “Buto was a snake-goddess, frequently represented in the form of a cobra, sometimes winged and sometimes crowned. She also often has the features of a woman wearing, either directly on her head or on a head-dress in the form of a vulture, the red crown of the North, of which she was the official protectress as Nekhebet was of the white crown of the South.” Closely related to the winged serpent is the winged dragon. “The dragon has symbolic importance to many people, however each person gives a different meaning to the dragon.