caduceus

Senso (Inglese)

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.

Concetti

caduceo

vincastro

Traduzioni

caduceo

caducée

Hermesstab

κηρύκειο

Merkurstab

caduceus

mercuriusstaf

caduceu

Äskulapstab

Caduceus

Heroldstab

caduceu

Heroldstab des Merkur

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/kəˈdu.si.əs/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Via Latin cādūceus, cādūceum, adaptation of Doric Ancient Greek καρύκειον (karúkeion, “herald’s wand or staff”). This and Attic Greek κηρύκειον (kērúkeion) are derived from κῆρυξ (kêrux, “herald, public messenger”). Related to κηρύσσω (kērússō, “I announce”).