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Beware the Serpent

harashaharasha Posts: 3,116 ✭✭✭✭✭
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This is one of my earlier acquisitions. I did not think about it too much until a vendor I respect offered a version on eBay. Mine is much nicer, I think. The vendor seemed to think this medal to be rare. I am not showing the reverse as it is one of those oak and laurel leaves wreath; otherwise blank.
I believe that the medal depicts the consequences of having compassion for an entity that deserves none. (I personally have nothing against snakes). Anyway, as the story goes, a peasant finds a snake nearly frozen to death. Having compassion on the snake, he takes it to his home to warm up. Once the snake thaws out, it immediately attacks its benefactor and his family.

Honors flysis Income beezis Onches nobis Inob keesis

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    SwampboySwampboy Posts: 13,269 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Moral. No good deed is left unpunished. :)

    "Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working" Pablo Picasso

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    harashaharasha Posts: 3,116 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Rather, I think the moral is that compassion is wasted on those without.

    Honors flysis Income beezis Onches nobis Inob keesis

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    BoosibriBoosibri Posts: 12,734 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Very cool

    Latin American Collection

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    element159element159 Posts: 597 ✭✭✭

    Interesting. I am pro-reptile personally, so I do not really approve of the anti-snake imagery, but the medal is sure nice looking. Cool to already have something that is rare!

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