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The Caduceus symbol officially represents commerce and business. However, it was mistakenly used as the symbol of medicine in the early 20th century, and so today it most often represents medicine.
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Is one of Apollo's symbols caduceus?
No, the caduceus is the symbol of Hermes.
What is a symbol of art?
caduceus
What is Tiresias's symbol?
The caduceus
What was Tiresias symbol?
The symbol is the caduceus use in medicine
Which symbol depicts a staff with two snakes wrapped around it?
Its a caduceus, symbol the god Mercury/Hermes and sybolic of doctors and healing
Why is the caduceus Hermes symbol?
It is his symbol due to him being the god of medicine.
How do the 21st century represent Hermes?
the caduceus found on ambulances can probably represent Hermes
What was Hermes' symbol of office?
It was his winged sandals. And his staff the 'caduceus'.
Why the staff of caduceus has classically been the symbol of medicine?
http://symbolic-meanings.com/2008/10/15/double-snakes-caduceus-symbolic-meaning/
Which icon has been adopted by the American medical association as the symbol of medicine?
CADUCEUS
Which icon has been adopted by the American medical association the symbol of medicine?
CADUCEUS
What is the greek symbol for medicine?
caduceus Answer The Caduceus of Mercury/Hermes is the Roman/Greek symbol for medicine. The Greek symbol is the Staff of Asclepius. The main difference is the Caduceus has two entwined snakes topped by a set of wings, and the Staff one snake with no wings. The staff originated as a Sumerian symbol for Ningishita (God of Healing) sometime before 2000 BCE. The Caduseus has been associate with medicine from the 7th Century CE.
