What is the allure of the snake that captured the imagination of the ancient world, even becoming one of the 12 Chinese ...

In Chinese literary tradition, the snake symbolizes renewal, longevity and health, with the shedding of its skin seen as a powerful symbol of rebirth and rejuvenation.

This ancient symbol, also called the Staff of Hermes, depicts two snakes intertwining ... plus countless emblems of national medical agencies. But for the U.S., one of the world’s most ...

One of the relatively lesser known medical symbols is the oil lamp ... the Ancient Greeks believed in the healing properties ...

The same archetype recurs in the two symbols of the medical profession: the more traditional Rod of Asclepius, god of healing, with one snake; and the more commercial Rod of Hermes, or Caduceus ...

BEIJING, Jan. 30 (Xinhua) -- As the Spring Festival ushers in the Year of the Snake, China is flooded with auspicious representations of the hissing, scaly reptile, from pythons coiling around gold ...