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The caduceus (☤; / k ə ˈ dj uː ʃ ə s,-s i ə s /; Latin: cādūceus, from Ancient Greek: κηρύκειον kērū́keion "herald's wand, or staff") [b] is the staff carried by Hermes in Greek mythology and consequently by Hermes Trismegistus in Greco-Egyptian mythology.
Mercury Inventing the Caduceus, taken from a small 1914 book photo. Jean-Antoine-Marie "Antonin" Idrac (1849–1884) was a French sculptor. A pupil of Falguière, his works include: Salammbô / Eve and the Serpent, based on the novel Salammbô; Cupid Stung; Mercury inventing the Caduceus, now in the Musée d'Orsay; Étienne Marcel, an ...
The spirit of medicine, as imagined by Salomon Trismosin, 1582. The Caduceus became a symbol of alchemy and pharmacy in medieval Europe. Its first appearance as a medical symbol can be traced back to 1st−4th century CE in oculists' stamps that were found mostly in Celtic areas, such as Gaul, Germany and Britain, which had an engraving of the name of the physician, the name of the special ...
The caduceus, historically, appeared with Hermes, and is documented among the Babylonians from about 3500 BC. Two snakes coiled around a staff was also a symbol of the god Ningishzida , who, like Hermes, served as a mediator between humans and the divine (specifically, the goddess Ishtar or the supreme Ningirsu ).
The word Caduceus is from the Greek root meaning "herald’s wand" and was also a badge of diplomatic ambassadors and became associated with commerce, eloquence, alchemy, thievery, and lying. The etymology of Caduceus is from Doric Greek κᾱρύκειον karukeion , from the Greek κῆρυξ kērux meaning "herald".
[3] [4] In his right hand Hermes holds a purse, of which the upper part does not survive, and on his left he would hold a caduceus, which does not survive at all. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] His head, carved in idealized shape, has strong features and is inclined to the left; his short, tousled hair is carved in the shape of crescent locks framing his face ...
The origins of the planetary symbols can be found in the attributes given to classical deities. The Roman planisphere of Bianchini (2nd century, currently in the Louvre, inv. Ma 540) [2] shows the seven planets represented by portraits of the seven corresponding gods, each a bust with a halo and an iconic object or dress, as follows: Mercury has a caduceus and a winged cap; Venus has a ...
This is a sacred image that appeared repeatedly in the later images and myths of cultures surrounding the Mediterranean Sea, called the caduceus, which may have had separate origins. Her image also rears up from the staff of the "flagpoles" that are used to indicate deities, as seen in the hieroglyph for "uraeus" and for "goddess" in other places.