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U+2624, ☤
CADUCEUS

Miscellaneous Symbols

U+269A, ⚚
STAFF OF HERMES

Miscellaneous Symbols

Translingual

Etymology

Used by the Ancient Greeks for the god Hermes

Symbol

  1. caduceus (a symbol associated with peace, commerce, diplomacy, and occasionally death, as well as with travellers and messengers)

Usage notes

See also

  • , a simplified staff of Hermes used since antiquity as a symbol for the planet Mercury
  • 🝐, the caduceus in Newton's alchemical writings
  • , a stylized caduceus used as a modern symbol for the asteroid (10) Hygiea