Claw = Fang?

Jeff Wilson · 26 Nov 2012, 20:37 · from 2012-November.txt.gz

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From: jwilson at clueland.com (Jeff Wilson)
Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2012 14:37:12 -0600
Subject: (urth) Claw = Fang?
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On 11/26/2012 2:30 PM, Bill Burgess wrote:
> Now that you mention Quetzal.
> This reminds me of Quetzacoatl, the Aztec flying serpent god.
> who was some derivation of the central myth of the aztec which involved
> an eagle with a serpent in its talents and is on the Mexican flag.
> We've already been told my Wolfe to view the claw as something like the
> talons of the eagle of jove,  so he clearly links talons and fangs in
> his mythologies.
> Also, in the Bible, Seraphim are flying fiery serpents and angelic beings.

I don't think seraphim are affirmatively both angelic and serpentine in 
the canonical books.

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Jeff Wilson - jwilson at clueland.com
Computational Intelligence Laboratory - Texas A&M Texarkana
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