As the mother of human beings, why is Nu Wa a snake head? What is the metaphor of this image?

In fact, the snakehead is already a symbol of femininity and her charm and beauty, not that kind of evil symbol. Because Nu Wa is the goddess who created human beings, and snakes are more prolific, I think this is one of the reasons why Nu Wa is regarded as the snake head.

Nu Wa is a fairy whom we respect very much, because people believe that Nu Wa created human beings to give birth to our offspring, and the image of Nu Wa's snake body appeared in the Eastern Han Dynasty. At that time, the role of Nu Wa was mentioned in Shan Hai Jing, but it did not explain what her image was like. In a book in the Eastern Han Dynasty, Nu Wa was mentioned as a snake head. From then on, the image of Nu Wa began to spread slowly from the world.

In ancient times, people regarded Nu Wa as a woman with strong reproductive ability, and the image of a snake was also prolific, so it may be related to imagining her as a human hand. At that time, people worshipped Nu Wa very much, thinking that it was Nu Wa who created human beings. Therefore, after some people in the Eastern Han Dynasty said that it was the image of a snakehead, it began to spread widely. Now, if we look at the murals and porcelain of some tombs in the past, we can also see some statues of snake hands, which shows that the image of Nu Wa was generally accepted at that time and has been passed down to the present.

As for the image of Nu Wa, it is a fairy tale, not elegant at all, and it is acceptable according to the folk tradition. Let China's fairy tales be passed down.