caduceus

Etymology
Via, , adaptation of Doric. This and Attic Greek are derived from. Related to.

Noun

 * 1) 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.
 * 2) 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.
 * 1) 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.

Translations

 * Bulgarian: кадуцей
 * Dutch: caduceus
 * French:
 * German:, Caduceus
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: κηρύκειον
 * Italian:
 * Persian: کادوسه
 * Polish:, kerykejon
 * Portuguese: caduceu
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:
 * Turkish:
 * Welsh: ffon sarffog