Note 963 — Chapter XIV · DOWN UNDER.

“Herodotus in Book VIII. says that the ancients worshipped the Gods and Genii of any place under the form of serpents. ‘Set up,’ says some one in Persius’ Satires (No. 1), ‘some marks of reverence such as the painting of two serpents to let boys know that the place is sacred.’”—Seymour, F., Up Hill and Down Dale in Ancient Etruria, p. 237.