Serpents in Greek Mythology

In Orphic cosmogony, the creation of the universe begins with Phanes being hatched from a world egg. One version of the myth states that Chronos, the personification of time, created a silver egg which was warmed by a snake. From the silver egg hatched the primordial deity Phanes. As the egg splits, the upper portion becomes the heavens and the lower portion becomes the earth. <img alt="" src="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:770/0*AWaCAMt7XpuHcWKo.jpeg" style="height:944px; width:700px" /> Phanes is an androgynous being, being both male and female. He is a deity of creation, procreation and life. He is often depicted with golden wings and with a serpent wrapped around him. <a href="https://medium.com/@musespells/serpents-in-greek-mythology-ef914efee361">Website</a>