... to Gerturde Jobes, the snake symbolizes "evil, treachery, and life."" One could assume in this myth that the snake represents good and evil. Joseph Campbell states "Now the snake in most cultures is given a positive interpretation The serpent represents the power of life engaged in the field of ... wounds have healed and he is ready to return to the spirit world. He sprang to the sky leaving behind his rainbow skin, which was draped across the sky. The rainbow represents "divine presence, hope, peace and resurrection- (Jobes page 1319). She also points out that a rainbow represents "a b...

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