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Reptilian humanoids are a common motif in mythology, folklore, science fiction, ufology, and the conspiracy theories of John Rhodes, David Icke, and Riley Martin. They are variously said to be extraterrestrials, supernatural entities, or the remains of a pre-Human civilization, and are known by many names, including Reptoids (A portmanteau of "reptile/reptilian" and "humanoid"), dinosauroids, lizardfolk or lizardmen.

The Americas

The Hopi refer to a race of subterranean reptoids called the Sheti, or "Snake-Brothers". In pre-Columbian mythology, the primordial woman Bachue transformed into a large snake. She is also referred to as "the Celestial Snake" (Serpiente Celestial). In accordance with this regional tradition, many users of the drug Dimethyltryptamine (the active ingredient in many South American shamanic potions such as ayahuasca) claim to have seen reptilian humanoids or reptilian disincarnate entities and aliens manifest while hallucinating (Strassman 2000). Jim Morrison, frontman of the psychedelic rock band The Doors, declared his alter ego to be the Lizard King as part of his exploration of Native American shamanism. In Aztec religious history, the benefactor God is Quetzalcoatl, the "feathered snake".

Europe

Cecrops I, the first mythical King of Athens was half man, half snake. In mythology, the Titans and Gigantes were winged-man princes (fairies) with serpents as their retainers. This is illustrated, for example, on a frieze on the Pergamon Altar in Pergamum. In these images from Pergamum, some of which depict gigantomachy, one sees the giant Klyteros with huge serpents between his legs. Boreas (Aquilon to the Romans) was the Greek god of the cold north wind, described by Pausanias as a winged fairy man with serpents between his legs.

India

In Indian scriptures and legends, the Naga (Devanagari: नाग) are reptilian beings said to live underground and interact with human beings on the surface. In some versions, these beings were said to have once lived on a continent in the Indian Ocean that sank beneath the waves. Indian texts also refer to a reptilian race called the "Sarpa" (Devanagari: सर्प). The Syrictæ (Greek: Skiritai; Latin: Sciritae) of India were a tribe of men with snake-like nostrils in place of noses and bandy serpentine legs.

Middle East

The Last Judgement by Hieronymus Bosch, after 1482


In the Middle East, reptilian beings ranging from certain Jinn to dragons and serpent-men have been spoken of since ancient times. In one of the apocryphal books falsely purporting to be the lost Book of Jasher, a serpent race is described.

In the Book of Genesis, God punishes the serpent for deceiving Eve into eating the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil by decreeing, "Upon thy belly thou shalt go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of your life" (Genesis 3:14 KJV). Traditionally, many have felt this implied that the serpent (a snake or reptile) had legs before then. Thus It is therefore often portrayed in Western art as a humanoid (woman) with a snake's tail, and sometimes lizard-like feet, as in a detail from Bosch's Last Judgement. In the Middle Ages down to modern times, the Devil was often conceived as a humanoid with reptilian characteristics, as were demons in general.