To: fanfan
The Caduceus? Actually, it does somewhat. However, the Caduceus is a staff.
28 posted on
05/28/2008 12:55:07 PM PDT by
NathanR
(Obama: More 'African' than 'American'.)
To: NathanR
The Caduceus? Actually, it does somewhat. However, the Caduceus is a staff.Was it ever just snakes?
And why snakes? What's with that?
35 posted on
05/28/2008 1:07:59 PM PDT by
fanfan
("We don't start fights my friends, but we finish them, and never leave until our work is done."PMSH)
To: NathanR
One of the earliest [western] Caduceus that I have encountered is found at
the Asklepion, Bergama (Pergamum) ... the snakes, the symbol for Aesklepios, ornament the marble altar. In the ancient world, snakes symbolized healing and life-renewal. The caduceus was adopted as a symbol of the medical profession because of its similarity with the serpent entwined staff of Aesklepios.
37 posted on
05/28/2008 1:20:52 PM PDT by
Daffynition
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