my professor here taught me that in pre-ancient greece, the snake was the symbol of the matriarchy and the goddesses. when the patriarchy came in and took over, art still incorporated snakes as a form of matriarchal resistance. i decided i wanted to keep that lesson with my forever (and change my opinion about snakes!) thank you to the people at nico’s tattoo crew for the beautiful tattoo, and yes mom, i promise no more.
