He lifted his caduceus, which wagged a monitory snake. From Wordnik.com. [The Unicorn Trade]
There are compelling arguments on both sides of the caduceus. From Wordnik.com. [Five People Born March 13 | myFiveBest] Reference
 There are compelling arguments on both sides of the caduceus. From Wordnik.com. [Five People Born on February 4 | myFiveBest] Reference
“Right: give him a quick shove somewhere with your hot caduceus.”. From Wordnik.com. [Two For The Lions]
Danni dropped a gold caduceus on an extra-long chain around her neck. From Wordnik.com. [The Pull of the Moon]
Commerce holding a ship in his left hand and a caduceus in his right. From Wordnik.com. [Old Downtown Bank] Reference
Then he showed me a small plastic box half-filled with caduceus buttons. From Wordnik.com. [The 5th Horseman]
It is in fact the healing caduceus as well as the baneful thunder-weapon. From Wordnik.com. [The Evolution of the Dragon] Reference
Latent had pulled fifty million smudged partials from the caduceus buttons. From Wordnik.com. [The 5th Horseman]
The caduceus, the wand of Hermes, is the traditional symbol of physicians. From Wordnik.com. [Hermes] Reference
The caduceus, serpents around a winged staff, symbol of the medical profession. From Wordnik.com. [The 5th Horseman]
And a woman with dark hair, in a white smock with a gold caduceus on her breast. From Wordnik.com. [Space Viking]
Twin snakes coil around the staff of life to create the caduceus, the symbol of medicine. From Wordnik.com. [Dreaming of Snakes] Reference
This, a hand bandage around the bicep, with its ink gone green with age: caduceus, a skin oath. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-09-01] Reference
Europe is an armed figure with sword: at her side are the caduceus, olive-branch, books and easel. From Wordnik.com. [Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, August, 1878] Reference
When I turned away, I saw a pair of caduceus buttons winking at me from the console beside the bed. From Wordnik.com. [The 5th Horseman]
It also ties in the use of the caduceus, eye doctors and Homer. From Wordnik.com. [About.com Ancient / Classical History] Reference
An even earlier, seminal article traces the caduceus to the Babylonians. From Wordnik.com. [About.com Ancient / Classical History] Reference
He bore in his hand a rod entwined with two serpents, called the caduceus. From Wordnik.com. [The Age of Fable] Reference
Mercury gave the lyre to Apollo, and received from him in exchange the caduceus. From Wordnik.com. [The Age of Fable] Reference
Sir William Butts, Henry VIII's doctor made the first medical use of the caduceus. From Wordnik.com. [About.com Ancient / Classical History] Reference
It started when a Swiss medical printer Johann Froben (1460-1527) depicted the caduceus. From Wordnik.com. [About.com Ancient / Classical History] Reference
Frothingham cites references to the herald's staff or caduceus evolving from a shepherd's crook. From Wordnik.com. [About.com Ancient / Classical History] Reference
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