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Noun Concept
Categories: Hermes, Snakes in religion, Ritual weapons, Articles with short description, Esoteric schools of thought
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caduceus  Cadeuceus  Caducea  Caducesus  Caduceus de hermes
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An insignia used by the medical profession; modeled after the staff of Hermes WordNet 3.0
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An insignia used by the medical profession; modeled after the staff of Hermes WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
The caduceus is the staff carried by Hermes in Greek mythology and consequently by Hermes Trismegistus in Greco-Egyptian mythology. Wikipedia
Ancient symbol of messengers, often confused with the medical symbol the Rod of Asclepius. Wikipedia Disambiguation
Staff carried by Hermes in Greek mythology Wikidata
The official wand carried by a herald in ancient Greece and Rome, specifically the one carried in mythology by Hermes, the messenger of the gods, usually represented with two snakes twined around it. Wiktionary
IS A
insignia
symbol
mythological attribute
object
swagger stick
DERIVATION
caducean
DESCRIBED BY SOURCE
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
Otto's encyclopedia
The Nuttall Encyclopædia
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
DIFFERENT FROM
Rod of Asclepius
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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caduceus
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caduceus
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caduceus
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caduceus
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Cadeuceus, Caducea, Caducesus, Caduceus de hermes, caduseus, Cadushis, Cadushus, Cadusis, Ceduseus, Karykeion, kerykeion, Snake staff, Staff of Hermes, Wand of Hermes, ☤, ⚚, 🝐
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