venemous serpent – Stephanie Dray

Snake Charming, Serpent Symbolism & Slithery Politics in the Ancient World

January 10, 2012

The heroine of my novels, Cleopatra Selene, is the daughter of the much more famous Cleopatra VII of Egypt, the notorious Queen of the Nile who is best known for having committed suicide by way of clutching a venomous Continue reading →

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