#piloy

[alloutofgoddesses]

All I will say is that my wrapped for the last three years has been eerily similar because I just do not listen to music that much

[invisibleraven]

“I have cake in my eyes.” “Yeah, and I have cake down my shirt!” “Then just take off your shirt.” feels very Willex to me

Willie normally loved parties, but this was just not one he wanted to attend. Unfortunately building international relations was important, thus instead of relaxing in his bedroom back in DC, here he was in Buckingham Palace, observing the hoy piloi and wondering how long it would be until they cut the obscenely large cake.

Seriously, who needed a cake bigger than an average human being for a wedding? He bet it would be dry and full of like custard or coconut. Ew.

The other reason he didn't want to be here was standing across the room in a morning coat, complete with frigging tails and enough badges and sashes to make a beauty queen jealous. Prince Alex, second in line to the British Crown, and Willie's sworn enemy.

Was it petty to declare someone your enemy over a stupid disagreement at a youth summit three years ago? Sure. Did Willie care? Not in the least. But he had promised Caleb he'd be nice, thus avoiding Alex like the plague.

That unfortunately meant he was stuck by the sidelines, as it was kind of hard to avoid the brother of the bride even in a space this large. Hearing the whispers about Olivia's choice of groom, feeling the side long glances that shot his way. Trying not to flinch when they called him 'tramp' and Caleb worse.

Look, he knew he wasn't Caleb's biological son, but that man loved him more than anything, taking him from the group home when he was very young. Told WIllie he was done waiting for the right guy to make a family with. He'd asked his friend Clementine to help make a baby, but she wasn't able to donate the eggs thanks to complications, Delilah was trans, and Caleb didn't want to have a baby that some errant mom could try and take. So adoption it was.

The road from owning a dinner theatre in LA to residing in the White House had been an interesting one, but Willie got right out there and supported Caleb, picketing for votes right from the outset. Sure he had no interest in politics himself, preferring art and skateboarding, but he was always willing to help out his dad.

So those disparaging comments always stung, and he was never in a position to clap back. Just clenched his fists and blew out a breath, reminding himself he was not only representing his family, but his country itself.

"Okay there Covington?"

Willie turned and there was Alex, smirking at him and nodding to his fists. He shook out his hands. "Fine."

"It all getting to you?" Alex asked, surveying the room.

"It's not all bad, food is dec," Willie replied. He had been gorging himself on all the passing trays of appetizers, and figured that this was their meal. He'd rather sit down and eat at a table, but hey, if this was how the rich did it... "Waiting on cake." He nodded to the table they had found themselves next to on their turn of the room.

"Only the top and bottom are real," Alex whispered. "Rest is all styrofoam. I think Livvie has some sort of pudding ready to serve."

"Like chocolate or full of fruit and nuts?"

"The latter," Alex confirmed.

"Ew."

Whatever Alex was going to say to that was lost as a drunk duke or lord stumbled into them, pushing them down. Willie tried to catch himself, but he just managed to catch the edge of the tablecloth instead, pulling all seven tiers of buttercream monstrosity down on top of them.

He and Alex sat there for a moment, stunned, and Alex winced. "I have cake in my eyes."

“Yeah, and I have cake down my shirt!” Willie retorted, scooping a glob of frosting from his face. Eugh, it tasted rancid and overly fake. Probably a good thing he didn't eat any of it.

“Then just take off your shirt," Alex replied. "Seen you do it often enough."

Willie grumbled. "You do one topless photoshoot for Rolling Stone and it's all people see."

"I didn't say it wasn't a good shoot," Alex replied, blushing. Then swore as he saw guards and one very irate looking bride thundering towards them. "Shit, we gotta go before we end up in the Tower, or worse."

Willie found himself pulled up (wow, Alex was IstrongI, must be all the polo) and pulled through the palace, giggling as he saw the dumbfounded faces they passed by. Collapsing in a simple looking bedroom covered in posters of rock stars and pictures of friends. Plus a very happy looking beagle who came and tried to lick them clean.

"Shoo David!" Alex said, stripping off his coat. He then looked at Willie. "I'll get you some clean clothes, you can take the first shower."

"David, really?" Willie asked, scratching behind the dog's ears.

"After Bowie," Alex replied, handing him some comfy sweats and a pale pink shirt.

Later that day, still hiding out in Alex's bedroom, Willie couldn't say they were still sworn enemies. What they were was to be determined, but his kiss swollen lips and new contact info on his phone made him think the future of inter country relations looked pretty promising.

[artsandstoriesandstuff]

Update the Piper James Piloy storyboard will NOT be getting an animated version because Krita thinks it's funny to crash when I'm trying to render it!

[bathroomcube]

21 piloys should make songs about smoking POT instead

[livelovecaliforniadreams]

[thepandabearmom]

My Pen Godmother sent some lovely pens this way and I'm in awe with how perfect these are as well as the inks included. Thank you. ❤️ #fountainpenink #fountainpen #organicsstudio #blue #hobonichi #piloy #kaweco #hobonichitecho #script #handwritten https://www.instagram.com/p/BtIU6OwBaXl/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=7mblqgmmdcfe

[scotianostra]

On October 30th  1959 Jim Mollison, died.

Born in Glasgow in 1905, Mollison became the RAF’s youngest serving officer at the age of eighteen and was a RAF flying instructor by the age of 22.

He went on to break many aviation record.. Mollison was married to fellow aviator Amy Johnson whom he proposed to just eight hours after they met.

Mollison and Johnson worked together to set new aviation records and were dubbed the ‘flying sweethearts’. They divorced in 1938. Amy Johnson was killed during World War Two and Mollison went on to work for ferry command and the Air Transport Auxiliary during the war.

Morrison remarried in 1949 and although he and his wife Maria Clasina E Kamphius were divorced in 1953, she bought Mollison a hotel which he ran before his death.

[photo-art-lady]

THE PILOT

The Pilot is a piece of digital artwork by Eric Fan which was made on May 18th, 2014.

[mageoftime]

im gonna draw butts

[mscoyditch]

D'Artagnan.

"Ancient Egyptian and Roman socks and some interesting conservation techniques .

Stone Age cave paintings and archeology indicate that animal pelts or skins were wrapped and tied around feet as a "sock"

In the 8th century BC the Greek poet Hesiod in his poem, “Works and Days”, mentions ‘piloi’, a type of sock made from matted animal hair worn under sandal. Later the Romans wrapped their feet in strips of leather or woven fabric. By circa 2nd century AD they began to sew pieces of fabric together to make a kind of fitted sock called ‘udones’ that resembles a modern sock

The first pair of woollen socks to be discovered were found in Vindolanda on Hadrian’s Wall in Northumbria from 2nd century AD. They are child-sized made from woven wool cloth meant to protect against the cold British climate. A Roman tablet found at the site included the instruction to “send more socks”.

The earliest pair of “knitted “ socks were found in Ancient Egypt at Oxyrhynchus on the Nile in Egypt. ca 3rd -5th century AD using the naalbinding, featuring split toes and designed to be worn with sandals.

By the 5th century AD, holy people of Europe would wear socks called ‘puttees’ which symbolized purity.

#1 Red Egyptian wool socks ca 4th to 5th century AD and were excavated in Egypt at the end of the 19th century.

They have a divided toe and are designed to be worn with sandals .They were made using the nålbindning technique ; which is commonly confused with knitting. The technique sometimes called knotless netting or single needle knitting is a technique closer to sewing than knitting. These socks were made using three-ply wool.

Some believe that this technique was a forerunner of the faster method of knitting with two or more needles.

The Romano-Egyptian socks were excavated in the burial grounds of ancient Oxyrhynchus, a Greek colony on the Nile in central Egypt at the end of the 19th century. Donated the Museum in 1900 by Robert Taylor Esq., 'Kytes', Watford.

Both nålbindning and knitting produce a texture composed of elastic rows of stitches made out of a single thread. Its elasticity facilitates a close-fit for hands, feet and head. Fit is of particular importance in a cold climate but also for protecting feet clothed in sandals only. Nålbindning is much more time-consuming than knitting and requires great nimbleness of the left-hand fingers - an extension of a basic basketry or netting technique, which in its simplest form is a single loop worked through a single loop, and is akin to sewing. This technique is linked with home production for personal use, but is highly skilled. The disadvantage with nålbindning is that only a limited length of yarn (a needleful) can be worked, another length has to be joined - in knitting a thread of indefinite length is used.Height: 25.5cm

Length: 18cm Measurement when laid flat © V&A

© V& A

#2 British Museum Left foot child’s striped wool sock from the 3rd or 4th century AD (carbon dated ) British Museum in London. It was found in a landfill during the 1913-1914 excavation of the Egyptian city of Antinooupolis led by English papyrologist John de Monins Johnson on behalf the Egypt Exploration Fund.

More recently a group of British museum scientists lead by Joanne Dyer decided to analyse the dyes in the sock, along with several other textiles dating from ca 250 - 800 A.D in order to better understand ancient Egyptian clothing, manufacture economy and trade practices during the late Egyptian period of Antiquity that ended with the Muslim conquest of the region in 641 A.D

The scientists used the non invasive technique of Multispectral imaging, which scans the surface of objects to test for pigments.It can detect degraded minute colour traces not visible to the naked eye under different wavelengths of light

Analysis has revealed that the sock contained seven hues of wool yarn woven together in a striped pattern.Three natural, plant-based dyes were used madder roots for red; woad leaves for blue and weld flowers for yellow.

The colours were mixed to create different hues and shades of green, purple and orange.Different colour fibres were spun together and in some cases individual yarns went through multiple dye baths.

Sock for the left foot of a child with separation between the big toe and four other toes worked in 6 or 7 colours of wool yarn (several S-spun strands, Z-plied) in a single needle looping technique sometimes called naalebinding and worked from the toe upwards. Each toe is made separately from dark green wool (10 rows). The two toes are then joined and worked in bands of the following colours: salmon pink (4 rows), purple (4 rows), bluish-green (4 rows), dark red (6 rows), green (2 rows). The sole of the heel is then worked. The heel section is worked in bands of salmon pink (3 rows), purple (3 rows), dark blue (2 rows), salmon pink (8 rows), purple (4 rows), yellow (4 rows). A welt across the instep marks where the loops are worked in the round. The top edge is continuous and curls over; a loose thread of red wool forms part of a tie or tassel at the centre front.© Trustees British Museum

#3 Adult wool sock right foot with a separation between the toes. radiocarbon dated to 100-350 CE. Also found at Antinooupolis. There is an impression of the sandal thong that is still visible ©Trustees British Museum

#4 Coloured wool sock Topside after restoration dates 4th – 5th century AD © National Musuems Scotland (Not Shown).

The Museum register records that the sock was probably found in Akhmim (Ipu in ancient Egypt), making it at least 1,500 years old. It was most likely to have been excavated from a burial site, and was acquired by the Museum in 1911 from the Egyptian collection of Frederick George Hilton Price (1842 – 1909), a banker and collector.

A very interesting blog by Miriam Mcleod from the National Museums of Scotland about restoring and conserving this ancient Egyptian sock

https://blog.nms.ac.uk/2020/05/07/the-lost-sock/

#5 Egyptian sock underside after conservation as #4 © National Museums of Scotland

#6 Child’s woollen sock, 2nd -3rd century found at Vindolanda © Vindolandia Trust Hadrian's Wall Northumberland

#7 as #1 ©V&A

Note on British Museim socks

In 1913-1914, English papyrologist John de Monins Johnson excavated the Egyptian city of Antinooupolis on behalf of the Egyptian Exploration Society. Antinooupolis (Ἀντινόου πόλις) was founded as a Greek polis by emperor Hadrian in 130 CE in honour of his friend Antinoos, who is said to have drowned nearby in the Nile.

In addition to finding papyri, the excavations yielded other objects such as coins, textiles, hairpins, and metal tools considered to be “lesser” finds. Amongst these "lesser" finds were two socks made of woolThe socks are now being studied as part of a collaborative project called Antinoupolis at the British Museum, which is being led by Elisabeth R. O'Connell, Assistant Keeper (Curator) in the Department of Ancient Egypt and Sudan with responsibility for Roman and Late Antique collections. This project will make available unpublished objects from Johnson's 1913-1914 excavations, as well as Johnson's unpublished excavation documentation

Love D'Artagnan xxx".

[lyssitalennon]

me rn when I should be sleeping: B A T T L E S T A R G A L A C T I C A A U

[greenyvertekins]

I like to think sonic was the one who taught tails how to piloy the plane though and the only reason why tails is always the one flying the plane is cause though sonic is skilled he flies like crazy doing loops, barrel rolling so no one wants to fly with him lmao

Hehehe, Knuckles can attest to that;

[i-dont-need-socks-mom]

Rei: Why wouldn't you simply call them Laventon balls professor?

Piloi:

[almosttenaciouscreator]

When Did Socks Become a Thing?

You may have noticed that women basic socks aren’t what they used to be. Think back: for a long time socks were just something you used to cover your feet. Possibly black, probably ankle-height and definitely an afterthought. Socks are now an important part of your outfit at the least, the making of an outfit at most.

Socks have become an area of diplomacy and woke-signalling – the Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau is perhaps the biggest name to use socks in this way, choosing pointedly themed ones for public occasions. Or a telling insight into a political mind: Boris Johnson was criticised recently for not washing his lucky socks, emblazoned with a ruler of the Neo-Assyrian empire King Ashurbanipal, often enough.

Socks are such a basic item that they're easy to take for granted...and leave on the floor, shove under beds, or lose to the dryer monster. (It happens to the best of us.) But socks actually deserve mad props for keeping our wiggly and sometimes stinky feet dry, warm, and free from blisters, so in honor of National Sock Day, here's a little history of how they became a thing and some guidelines on what kind to wear and when…or not.

Until the 17th century, men basic socks were called stockings, but according to Wikipedia, the modern English word sock (first recorded in 1690, btw), evolved from the Old English socc which evolved from the Latin soccus…"a lightweight shoe worn by ancient Greek and Roman comic actors." Socks are worn on our feet (mostly) and come in various lengths, fabrics, colors, patterns, and styles, depending on their intended purpose, i.e. thick wool socks for skiing, thin wool dress socks for business, and short white socks for running. But the first socks were actually made from leather or matted animal hair – called "piloi" in 8th century BC Greece. A thousand years later in the 2nd century AD, the Romans were the first ones to sew woven fabrics together and make fitted socks ("udones").

The oldest surviving socks are a red-orange pair from between 250 AD and 420 AD that were excavated from Oxyrhynchus on the Nile in Egypt. They were made with the nålebinding technique, which means "knotless netting" and uses a single thread...the precursor to modern-day knitting and crochet. And they have split toes specifically for—gasp!—wearing with sandals. (Which the ancient Romans and Greeks did more or less exclusively, so they get a pass on any fashion judgement.) Speaking of Egypt, socks were so important that alongside all of the gold and jewels, King Tut's tomb supposedly contained several pairs made from linen.

In the Middle Ages, socks were brightly-colored and started becoming more of a fashion statement. As trousers got shorter over the next few centuries, socks got longer…and more expensive. So expensive, in fact, that by the end of the first millennia, socks were actually a status symbol among the nobility, and had also become highly ornamental. #FunFact: a fancy design that's embroidered or woven on each side or the outer side of a sock beginning at the ankle is called a clock. Who knew?

As societies progressed, so did basketball function socks, and they were made from wool, silk, and cotton, depending on a person's economic class (nobles = silk; peasants = wool). Besides being a display of wealth, socks served an important utilitarian purpose since even nobles faced harsh conditions at times. (Indoor heating wasn't a thing until the 20th century, so keeping those piggies warm was essential…frostbite didn't care if someone was wealthy.) Peasants especially were exposed to the elements way more than we are today and needed to protect their feet from the wet and cold. (They also bathed less often, so if you think your teen's basketball socks are stinky, just imagine the funk of a 16th century pair.)

Socks were so critical to life that mending them—called "darning"—was a very important skill. Cold feet led to frostbite which could lead to gangrene which could lead to death, so when a sock had a hole in it, it most definitely got fixed! As early as the 12th century, the heel of a sock was the last part made, which made it easier to replace when it wore out…a very common practice. Sock owners took their maintenance seriously.

The knitting machine's arrival on the scene in 1589 was a game-changer since six pairs of football function socks could be made in the time it took to create one previously, but socks were still hand-knit alongside the machines for another couple hundred years. A tiny percentage are still made that way today. Socks were historically held up with ribbons or ties or by garters since elastic wasn't a thing yet. Until Jedediah Strut's Derby Rib machine in 1758, that is, but it was so expensive that it took almost two more centuries before more socks were held up by elastic than garters. To put it in perspective, in 1899 England, a pair of socks sold for the equivalent of $15 today…a LOT back then.

The next biggest thing to happen to socks was—drumroll please—the 1938 introduction of…nylon. The blended fabric was born, and synthetics changed the sock world, along with the rest of it. With socks now being made from recycled plastics, their evolution has come full circle in the last 80 years. The most common blends today include cotton, wool, and polyester or nylon, but socks are also made with silk, spandex, bamboo, and other fabrics.

Another big moment in the evolution of socks was globalizing production. In 2011, the Datang district of Zhuji in the Zhejiang Province of China was known as "Sock City." Why? Because it was producing 8 billion pairs of socks each year, which was a third of the world's annual total. Finding accurate sales numbers is challenging but suffice to say that BILLIONS of pairs of socks are sold each year for even more billions of dollars, the competition is fierce, and socks are almost as high-tech as electronics in some facets of their engineering.

The Rules of Socks

We've established that socks come in all kinds of fabric configurations and all kinds of styles, some of the common categories being: dress winter floor socks, athletic socks, hiking socks, ski socks, knee socks, tube socks, ankle socks, foot socks, boot socks, novelty socks, booties, slipper socks, tights, and pantyhose. There's no question that with the help of socks, shoes protect your feet from debris, disease, injury, and the elements. But sometimes, it's the outer world that needs to be protected from sweaty or smelly feet. To that end, businesses and venues with dress codes will usually tell you if socks are required (that would be yes 98% of the time). But what about when it's completely up to you? Socially and hygienically, are there times that you should always—or never—wear socks? (That would also be yes.)

Seriously, lost socks are a real and quantifiable phenomenon. But quantum physics theories aside, the average person loses 1,264 socks over his or her lifetime, so where do they GO? One clue is the way that some socks take a detour and mysteriously show up within the next couple of laundry loads. So, they weren't really lost, they were stuck in a fitted sheet, stuck to a sweater, stuck under the upper rim of the washing machine basket, or otherwise occupied for a bit. The socks that are actually lost could be under the bed, they could have fallen out of your gym bag in the locker room or landed in a gutter when you were walking, someone might have thrown a sock away because it had a hole and they didn't know how to darn it, they could be stuck to something neatly folded in a drawer somewhere, or they could actually be IN the washing machine in a hose, filter, or other part, especially if they're small, and ditto with the dryer! (Yes, really...certain models can literally eat your socks.)

[socksrock03]

Why do Socks Exist? The History of the Sock.

Socks have a long and storied history that started with the use of animal skin and hair and continues with woven fabrics. Find out more about how sock-making methods developed over time, from the invention of the weaving loom to the advanced materials used in custom socks today.

Animal Skins and Piloi 

Cave paintings and archaeological finds indicate that humans have worn foot coverings since the Stone Age. The earliest socks were animal skins tied around the ankles. In the eighth century B.C., the Greek poet Hesiod referred to “piloi,” or garments made of matted animal hair worn under sandals. Romans were also known to wrap their feet and lower legs in strips of leather or fabric.

Udones and Woven Wool

By the second century, Roman soldiers wore “udones” consisting of fabric sewn together in a manner that resembled modern socks. This concept spread throughout the empire. Some of the earliest known woolen socks are child-sized garments found at an archaeological dig at Vindolanda, a Roman auxiliary fort in northern England, which date back to the second century.

The first knit socks in Ancient Egypt were made between the fourth and fifth century through a process called “nalbinding.” These socks feature split toes and were intended for wear with sandals. Examples of these socks have been found at Antinoe and Oxyrhynchus, though it remains unclear whether these garments were worn every day or only used as ceremonial offerings for the dead.

Knitted Socks and Silk Stockings

The earliest knitted socks in Europe were crafted in the 13th century by artisans employed by Spanish royalty. Knitted garments became more common throughout Europe during the 14th century. Homespun garments were made and worn by much of the population while aristocrats preferred silk stockings.

By the late 15th century, breeches and hand-knitted hosiery were joined together to create tights. The 16th century saw the use of sumptuary laws to regulate the use of foreign products or materials deemed too luxurious for people of lower social ranks.

The Weaving Loom

The invention of the mechanical knitting machine in 1589 transformed the way socks were produced. An English clergyman named William Lee created the stocking frame and used it to make wool stockings. Queen Elizabeth I rejected the products of this mechanized technology in favor of custom made socks from Spain, but Lee obtained the patronage of King Henri IV of France and built the first stocking factory in Rouen.

Knitting loom technology spread across Europe over the next century and was gradually modernized during the 17th and 18th centuries. The Derby Ribber patented by Jedediah Strutt in 1759 allowed for the production of ribbed stockings and garter stitch. Circular knitting technologies advanced throughout the 19th century.

War Shortages

The first World War saw the frequent occurrence of trench foot as water-repellent boots ripped at the seams and hobnails in the soles transferred cold temperatures to wearers’ damp socks and feet. The American Red Cross issued an urgent call for knitted goods in 1917 that led to a large response from hand-knitters and the widespread use of knitting machines.

A worldwide shortage of materials such as wool and silk coincided with World War II. Clothing was rationed in the United Kingdom and old woolen garments were unpicked and reused to produce socks. While the United States did not ration clothing, popular designs reduced fabric usage and materials such as cotton, rayon and blends became more popular. Hand-knitting allowed for the production of custom socks, but machine-knitted products remained more affordable.

Nylon

The next major innovation in socks was technological. In 1935, DuPont developed the first commercially successful thermoplastic polymer after eight years of research. Nylon stockings debuted at the 1939 New York World’s Fair and began being sold in 1940.

During World War II, nylon supplies were diverted to the war effort. Knitted socks made of other materials remained daily standards among civilians, with methods of production varying between hand- and machine-knitting based on economic circumstances. After the war ended, nylon re-emerged as a leading material for socks and stockings on the consumer market. Customizable socks are still made of nylon stretch yarn for a comfortable fit with superior cushioning and moisture-wicking properties.

Custom Socks

Continued improvements in technology allow for the affordable customization of socks. Rather than choosing from mass-produced designs, buyers can order socks in almost any color or pattern. It is also possible to add unique logos or text to sock designs. Customized socks are available in a full range of sizes for children and adults.

Every new pair of socks is based on centuries of sock design and manufacturing history. Although mechanical methods are now used to produce most socks, the quality of the finished product far exceeds that of early weaving loom stockings. You benefit from all of these advancements when you order personalized socks in your choice of color and design.

[hellenic-reconstructionism]

The Dioskouroi

I feel like there isn't a lot on the Dioskouroi in pagan spaces, so I hope to get some people interested in them!

Relief from the Sparta Museum (source)

Who are the Dioskouroi?

Dioskouroi is theorized to come from dios kouroi, meaning the sons of Zeus.

According to the most well-known version of their story, the Dioskouroi are divine sons of Zeus and the mortal Leda. Leda gave birth to them in an egg after laying with Zeus in his swan form, from which they emerged as youths.The Disokouroi are known in Greek as Kastor and Polydeukes, or in Latin as Castor and Pollux; the constellation Gemini.

They were popular in Sparta because they were said to have been born there.They are the gods of what is known as St. Elmo’s fire, which is a kind of electric discharge that shows up around the masthead and rigging of a ship and foretells the end of a storm. They are also the gods of horsemanship and protecting guests/travelers.  Sailors prayed to the twins for sea related problems. Karl Kerenyi lists them as gods of war as well.

There is not much known about their mortal lives, but they were said to have participated in many adventures such as sailing with Jason (Iason) and the Argonauts. They were turned to gods for their goodwill, alternating between Olympos and our world. Some myths say that Polydeukes is a son of Zeus while Kastor was the son of a mortal, but Polydeukes’ sorrow upon Kastor’s murder led to a deal with Zeus that led to their alternating trips between earth and Hades. This likely references how the constellation is only visible for half of the year.

Nemesis and the Dioskouroi in Hades, C. 4th century BCE

How are they depicted?

They are usually shown wearing the same clothes but posed slightly differently, often wearing pointed hats called piloi, near horses and armed with spears or shields. The piloi sometimes had stars above them. Alternately, sometimes the twins are depicted wearing flat and wide travelers’ hats. Sometimes they were depicted as parallel bars known as the dokana, which were essential to the foundation of their worship. They are always depicted and worshiped together "...as separate yet connected entities that are of equal force (Gaifman, 300)."

Piloi on the left on a coin from 2nd century BCE (source)

They are often represented with snakes (since they were once mortals, and snakes are cthonic creatures). They were often worshiped using lidded amphorai, as seen in the first picture in this post.

Sources:

M. Gaifman, Aniconism in Greek Antiquity

K. Kerenyi, The Gods of the Greeks

Theoi.com