Caduceus
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /kəˈdu.si.əs/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Caduceus is a noun meaning 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.
Meaning
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.
More Meanings
- A symbol (☤) representing a staff with two snakes wrapped around it, used to indicate merchants and messengers. It is also sometimes incorrectly substituted for the rod of Asclepius as a symbol of medicine.
Example Sentences
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Caduceus the rod of Mercury, / With which he wonts the Stygian realmes inuade […]
Word Forms
- caducei
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include thyrsus, aegis, asklepian, egis, phallophoria, thyrse.
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