One of the symbols used to represent Loki is that of two snakes, circling one another to form an ‘S’ shape, and biting the tail of the other (years of archaeological evidence; see Rundkvist below).
Loki is connected to the snake in a number of ways.
Jormungandr, the giant serpent of Loki’s offspring, is said to be so big that he/she can circle the world and bite his/her own tail (Gylfaginning 34), (Thorsdrapa 1).
In an older version of the myth about Idunn’s kidnapping by Thjassi, Loki turns into a snake at one point to wriggle into the room in which the potion of longevity (similar to Idunn and her apples) is being kept (Skaldskaparmal 5).
A snake was also used to punish Loki after the events of Lokasenna. Loki was tied down, and the snake was tied above Loki’s head, so that its venom dripped directly onto Loki (final prose section of Lokasenna).
Another notable serpent in Norse mythology is the Nidhogg, a being that feeds on the roots of the world tree Yggdrasil. However, Nidhogg is not directly associated with Loki in any significant manner (Grimnismal 32-35), (Gylfaginning 15).
Sources: -Rundkvist, Martin. “Snake Brooches of South Scandinavia.” <http://www.academia.edu/313476> -image used with permission from <http://aomiarmster.tumblr.com/post/27782533517> -Gylfaginning, Prose Edda. <http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/pre/pre04.htm> -Thorsdrapa, Prose Edda. <http://www.nordic-life.org/nmh/thoreng.html> -Skaldskaparmal, Prose Edda. <http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/pre/pre05.htm> -Lokasenna, Poetic Edda. <http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/poe/poe10.htm> -Grimnismal, Poetic Edda. <http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/poe/poe06.htm>
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The triple spiral motif is a Neolithic symbol common to many Indo-European cultures, examples of it are found from the megalithic temples of Malta in the South (4400–3600 BC) to the Northern megalithic tomb of Newgrange in County Meath, Ireland, built around 3200 BC. The triskelion/triskele is one of the most distinctive motifs in Iron Age Celtic art as well, both as a symbol in itself and forming the geometric basis for more complex artistic compositions. It remained a core symbol in Celtic artistic compositions for over a millennium, recorded throughout the La Têne period across the continent, and a central element in later Insular Celtic art of the early Christian period. Significant also is the fact that the triskele composition is often composed of animals of various types, indicating that the symbol was linked to or emanated from the natural world.
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