Serpens Cauda/Caput

    On the Denderah Zodiac the Serpent (Serpens Cauda/Caput) is seen under the feet of Ophiuchus who is above seated on him with his scepter place on the serpent who is called Khu, "ruled or enemy."
    Since Serpens Cauda/Caput is seen as a netjeru in animal form, therefore it represents a pure force of nature.

    In "The Witness of the Stars," by E.W. Bullinger, page 58 "In the Zodiac of Denderah ... serpent (Serpens), which is called Khu, and means ruled or enemy."
    As to the word Khu, in the Egyptian concept of the Soul we find the name Akhu (Akh, Khu, Ikhu), which is the immortal part, the radiant and shining being that lived on in the Sahu, the intellect, will and intentions of the deceased that transfigured death and ascended to the heavens to live with the gods or the imperishishable stars.    The Akhu came into being after the deceased passed judgment after death, and the Ka and Ba united.

    Ophiuchus on the Grand Temple located above Decan 31 is shown holding on to a serpent (Serpens Cauda/Caput), but is located between Gemini and Taurus.
    Ophiuchus as seen in the above image has great similarities to the god Atum (Tem) and also Amun (Amen, Amon, Amon-Ra, Ammon, Amoun, Imen) in their connection with the snake-god.

    As seen on the upper section of ESNE Plate 87 is the figure of a man holding a serpent, which is located after Pisces.

    As seen on "http://home.main.rr.com/imyunnut/Den.Round.html" by Joanne Conman, "Just above the Scorpion is a falcon-headed figure seated on a boat.    Above his head is a sun disk and uraeus, and he holds a wAs scepter.    I believe this figure represents the god Nehebkau, who was the lord of the decans."