@vedic.vixen: At the top, a double-headed Egyptian serpent, carved from stone in the 1st millennium BCE, winds itself around a solar disk. Each head faces a different direction, suggesting constant vigilance. This ancient symbol was meant to protect the sun on its journey across the sky and stood for eternity. In Egyptian thought, serpents held complex meaning—both guardians and dangers—often tied to gods such as Wadjet, the cobra goddess, or Atum, who could be portrayed as a serpent returning to the earth.