They testify to the belief in divine intervention in the healing of diseases and injuries. The snake is an ancient symbol of medicine, linked to deities like Apollo and Asclepius. It represents ...

pre-Christian Western civilizations also regarded the snake as a positive symbol of wisdom, healing, regeneration and ...

The caduceus, a staff with two snakes coiled around it, has been the symbol of the medical field for centuries, going back to ancient Greek mythology where the God of Healing Asclepius would use ...