The snakes surrounding a needle with wings..ya know what im talking about?
2007-03-15 07:17:33 · 6 answers · asked by richard 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine
Mercury's winged staff with two intertwined snakes is a symbol of rebirth.
2007-03-15 07:25:04 · answer #1 · answered by Kacky 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Some scholars have suggested that the symbol once represented a worm wrapped around a rod; parasitic worms such as the "guinea worm" (Dracunculus medinensis) were common in ancient times, and were extracted from beneath the skin by winding them slowly around a stick. Physicians may have advertised this common service by posting a sign depicting a worm on a rod.
Also referenced from the Bible Numbers 21:4–9 as it relates to a story about Moses.
2007-03-15 08:11:53 · answer #2 · answered by chad2136 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's called a caduceus. It was once the astrological symbol of commerce in ancient times. It is related to Hermes and became the smbol for medicine and doctors during the second millenia.
2007-03-15 09:16:14 · answer #3 · answered by misoma5 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know snake is for wisdom, needle pin maybe for medicine, but have no clue about the wings.
2007-03-15 07:25:21 · answer #4 · answered by peachy 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Haha.. I like pins and needles in a weird sort of way. My feet get it the worst but I like to bang whatever falls asleep on stuff till it gets to the point where it's unbearable to move! lol
2016-03-16 21:07:49 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
snake venom is hallucinationalginic can you see it can you see that little dot..
2007-03-19 04:07:05 · answer #6 · answered by Norweiginwood420 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋