I'll start with the explanation of the veterinary symbol. The "Rod of Aesculapius" is known as the more "correct" and traditional symbol of medicine, and has a single snake entwined around a staff. Aesculapius was a Greek deity associated with healing and medicinal arts. He was the son of Apollo and a student of Chiron, the centaur. Aesculapius carried a cypress staff with a single snake wrapped around it when he was in his human form. He was given the divine rank of the god of medicine. Hippocrates, the "father of medicine," is thought to begin his career in one of Aesculapius's temples.

Where I graduated from! This is the veterinary symbol. The snake always looks to the left.
So again, any questions, answers, comments, etc you can message me!Talk to ya next Monday!!! Have a great week!
Thanks to the following for the info:
http://www.vet.k-state.edu/handbook/general/aesculapius.html
http://drblayney.com/Asclepius.html
I had not realized that vets used an older version of the staff-and-snake logo. Very interesting stuff. I look forward to more from your blog!
ReplyDeleteNot sure why my Google account didn't attach my name. This and the previous post are from Chris Andrews.
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