Caduceus Tattoo – Harm Or Heal Design
May-7-2009 By rowellapal
The caduceus derives from the Greek ‘karykeion’, meaning ‘staff of the herald’. It was the symbol of the power to harm or to heal. It appears in images of the ancient Egyptian god of wisdom, Thoth, as a magic rod with twin snakes. Other variations show a staff entwined with twin serpents, topped with a pair of wings, or a winged sun and no snakes. Originally, those twin snakes may have been ribbons attached to the wings, eventually evolving into serpents.
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