2006-12-08 00:52:34 · 13 answers · asked by manrizu 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
Because the international symbol for medicine is Hermes staff. It is an ancient Greek symbol of a staff ( stick ) with either one or two snakes wrapped around it.
2006-12-08 00:54:49 · answer #1 · answered by yodeladyhoo 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's the same everywhere: actually the international symbol of Medicine is a rod with two entwined snakes. It's a very ancient Sumerian symbol, it was the symbol of the Sumerian God Enki who was a skilled physician, other than a DNA expert ( the symbol in facts allegedly represents the DNA) ,then in Ancient Greece it became the symbol of Asklepeios the God of Medicine, and on the Hyppocrates' Oath (the oath every doctor still takes since the time of Hyppocrates), you can find it too.
2006-12-08 09:02:12 · answer #2 · answered by Love_my_Cornish_Knight❤️ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think in the OLD DAYS a doctor thought a good way to cure someone was to BLEED out the poison or the Virus etc... I know there were people that did that type of thing in the US back in the day. The Snake was a symbol they used for that here so Im guessing that has something to do with it ?
2006-12-08 08:55:52 · answer #3 · answered by aceman7777 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In Egypt, the first "doctors" believed that snake venom could cure many illnesses. They took on the snake as one of the symbols representing their profession.
The American Medical Association uses the snake in their logo, also.
2006-12-08 08:56:19 · answer #4 · answered by Steve H 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its USED EVERYWHERE not just Amsterdam- This symbol is referred to as the staff of Asclepius.
It comes from the Greek god of medicine Asclepius, who was the son of Appollo and Coronis. AND it also comes from the Bible when God allegedly said to Moses "Make a fiery serpent, and set it on a pole; and every one who is bitten, when he sees it, shall live.“
And for the guy who stated that it was the symbol of the Sumerian God Enki who was a skilled physician, other than a DNA expert - THATS CRAP. They knew NOTHING of DNA back then, and they CERTAINLY didnt know what DNA Strands looked like.
2006-12-08 08:58:31 · answer #5 · answered by . S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a sign that 's been used since Egyptian times. Many countries use it to indicate, including America.
2006-12-08 08:55:02 · answer #6 · answered by yogangel7 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The well recognized symbol of medicine is two snakes wound around a pole.
2006-12-08 08:54:40 · answer #7 · answered by rita_alabama 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's part of the rod of Asclepius, the Greek god of medicine. It shows a snake wrapped around a staff.
2006-12-08 08:57:19 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think that in every country the snake means medical store....its not only in amsterdam its everywhere
2006-12-08 08:54:53 · answer #9 · answered by -- 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Snake for medicine is actually international. Because medication is poisonous!
2006-12-08 08:54:52 · answer #10 · answered by Q 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋