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Appearance
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Translingual
[edit]Etymology
[edit]A simplified form of the ⟨☤⟩ caduceus, due to confusion in the United States between the caduceus and the ⟨⚕⟩ rod of Asclepius, which itself is the masculine equivalent of the serpent-and-bowl symbol ⟨🕏⟩ of the goddess Hygieia. The original astronomical symbol was Hygieia's snake and a star, approximately ⟨⟩.
Symbol
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- (astrology) A modern symbol for the asteroid (10) Hygiea. (This symbol has no history of use in astronomy.)
Synonyms
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A reconstruction of the original astronomical symbol (Hygiea's snake and a star), available at
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An elaborate variant
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An early variant (the staff of Asclepius), available at ⚕
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Symbol on a wine-colored background