In the 2nd century AD the cult of the snake Glykon, probably of Macedonian origin, was widespread from the Danube to the Euphrates, this deity being given powers related to fertility and protection against plague. The popularity of the cult is demonstrated by coins with the representation of the snake Glykon minted in the 2nd and 3rd centuries AD in the Roman Empire. The cult lost its followers after the death of its founder, the Greek prophet Alexander of Abonutichus, around 170, although some evidence suggests that it still managed to survive into the 4th century.

The Glykon statue, currently at the Museum of History and Archeology in Constanța, is special in that it is the only representation of this kind discovered so far in the world. The statue was discovered in the spring of 1962, during the modernization works in the area of ​​the old station in Constanța, together with 23 other statues carved in marble representing divinities worshiped in Tomis.

The glykon discovered in Constanța dates back to the 2nd century AD and is masterfully carved from a single block of marble with a side of 66 cm. The deity is represented on a plinth, having the body of a coiled serpent, the head of a woman, the snout of a lamb and the tail of a lion, and if unfolded, would be 4.76 m long.