Agathodaemon

According to the ancient Egyptians, each person had a good spirit (Agathodaemon) and a bad spirit (Cocodaemon). These were attached to the body from birth and were the sources of the individual's desires.

Decipted as a serpent with a human head, Agathodaemon was percieved as a form of the cosmic serpent Kematef. He became the mythical protector of Alexandria and was worshipped in particular by the Greeks living in Egypt. They made him into the protector of vines and honoured him by drinking a glass of wine after a meal.

Portrayals of him as a serpent have been discovered but he is also depicted as a young man holding a horn of plenty, a bowl and ears of wheat.