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Used by the Ancient Greeks for the god Hermes

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

• This symbol for Hermes' caduceus should not be confused with ⚕ (“the rod of Asclepius”).

• ☿, 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