Brigino General Hospita's Logo

This is the logo of the hospital. At the first thought, you will just say to yourself that this logo is so simple but has it's deep meaning. Snakes then symbolized rejuvenation. Many mistakenly think that the Caduceus (a short staff with two snakes and a winged up) is the symbol of medicine, or call the Aesculapius staff caduceus. The caduceus is the symbol of Hermes (Roman= Mercury) the messenger and symbolizes travel, commerce, etc. While this may not be all of it, some of the confusion traces back to around 1920 when the US Army mistakenly used the Caduceus for their medical personnel. Very interesting right? So that this time, I think that this hospital used this logo because of the interesting meaning behind it. But now, as I also think about... What does the snake and the sticks have to do with the doctors? Until I've come to the answer, If you ever seen the World Health Organization or the American Medical Association logo, or the "star of life" on the side of an ambulance, you might have wondered what a snake wrapped around a stick has to do with those who fix ails us. Well, that stick is the asklepian, or rod of Aclepius. In ancient greek mythology, Aclipius was the son of Apollo, and god of medicine and healing. Depending on which historian you ask, he may have been based on an actual historical doctor whose skills became so exaggerated that patients formed cult around him.

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