caduceus

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Ostich popped the eight-foot parachute brake; the Flying Caduceus skidded wildly for nearly two miles, snapped off a wheel, hopped briefly into the air and shuddered to a halt.

From Time Magazine Archive

On his feet were winged sandals; wings were on his low-crowned hat, too, and on his magic wand, the Caduceus.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

“A snake-encircl’d wand; By classic authors term’d Caduceus And highly fam’d for several uses.”

From Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art by Guerber, H. A. (H?l?ne Adeline)

Caduceus was the name of Hermes' staff of wondrous powers, the touch of which, evidently, was powerful to give the serpent human form. l.

From Keats: Poems Published in 1820 by Robertson, M. (Margaret)

He was the inventor of letters and of Oratory, the winged messenger of the Gods, bearing the Caduceus wreathed with serpents; and in our Council he is represented by the ORATOR.

From Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry by Pike, Albert