Pompei Symbolism

The people of Pompeii were using animals as mythical symbol or religious figure. The snake specifically cobra was their divine symbol. Mostly found in the temples or houses as a painting other than painting the symbol could be as a statuette. In the painting the cobra usually was pictured as if the cobra fighting one another, fighting with gods, or even the cobra itself was part of a god for example the Medusa. The snake was not only as a mythical symbol but also traditionally, most of the jewelry made it in the shape of a snake such as necklace and bracelet. Most of the jewelry was from gold. The decorations in the city of Pompeii were mostly from the amphibian animals. The decorations were also being used as a cult objects probably for ceremony