Tongue
The tongue may have both SERPENT and phallic
symbolism, or it may simply suggest language, as in "many have fallen by
the SWORD, but not as many by the tongue"
(Sirach, 28:18). Tongues are also indicative of the voice of the gods;
In medieval Christianity and Oriental art, large,protuding tongues are
often the sign of demons or the devil.
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