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What does The Bowl of Hygeia symbol mean on the pharmacy signs?
In ancient greek myth the goddess Hygeia had a snake wrapped around her body and a cup of medicine. The bowl or cup is supposed to symbolize the venom from the snake that either kills or heals people.
Story of the cup and snake as symbol of pharmacy?
The cup with a snake coiled around it is called the bowl of Hygeia with the serpent of Epidaurus, and is a variant on the above. Hygeia was Aesculapius's daughter and a Greek Goddess of health. Her symbol was a serpent drinking from a bowl. The vessel is usually depicted with a long stem and a shallow, wide bowl as seen here. It also is considered suitable for pharmacy. The bowl of Hygeia with serpent of Epidaurus shown here is the symbol for Hungarian pharmacists.
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