In Egyptian mythology, a serpent deity or cosmological force often depicted as a giant coiled snake, sometimes spelled Chnoumis or Kneph.
From ancient Egyptian religious texts, the name comes from khenu (to encircle), referring to the serpent that encircles the cosmos; this spelling variant reflects Greco-Roman transliterations of hieroglyphic names.
Chnuphis represents one of the oldest known serpent deities in human history, appearing on magical talismans and amulets across the Mediterranean world—thousands of years before the snake symbolism became common in other religions!
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