Renaissance Humanism Humanism is the term generally applied to the predominant social philosophy and intellectual and literary currents of the period from 1400 to 1650. The return to favor of the pagan classics stimulated the philosophy of secularism, the appreciation of worldly pleasures, and above all intensified the assertion of personal independence and individual expression.
The serpent, or snake, is one of the oldest and most widespread mythological symbols. The word is derived from Latin serpens, a crawling animal or snake. Snakes have been associated with some of the oldest rituals known to humankind and represent dual expression of good and evil.oermungandr, jÃ¶rmungandr alternately referred to as The Midgard serpent Or World, serpent is a sea serpent of The norse, mythology the middle child Of loki and the Giantess. angrboÃ°a
âAnd the great dragon was thrown down, that ancient serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole worldâ. ââ¦ the serpent is neither a figurative description of Satan, nor is it Satan in the form of a serpent.The real serpent was the agent in Satanâs hand.he serpent lied to Eve when he said, â You shall not surely die, â and as this is the first lie recorded in Scripture, the title â father of it â [âitâ = lies or lying] would seem to be a very apt description of the person doing the lying on this occasion.