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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.

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caduceus

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caduceus

IPA(Pronunciation)

/kəˈdu.si.əs/

Noun

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.

Japanese Meaning

古代ギリシャやローマで、伝令役の使者（神々の使者であるヘルメスが神話において持つ）により運ばれた公式の杖。通常、二匹の蛇がその杖にねじれて巻き付いている姿で表現される。

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The museum curator carefully described the golden caduceus as the symbol carried by Hermes in ancient mythology.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

博物館の学芸員は、古代神話でヘルメスが携え、二匹の蛇が巻きついた金の伝令の杖について丁寧に説明した。

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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.

Caduceus the rod of Mercury, / With which he wonts the Stygian realmes inuade […]

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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.