Caduceus
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“The staff or mace carried by heralds and ambassadors in time of war. This name is also given to the staff with which Hermes or Mercury is usually represented, as is shown in he following figure of that god. From caduceus was formed the word cadu ceator, which signified a person sent to treaty of peace. The persons of the caduceatores were considered sacred.” — Smith, 1873
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William Smith, A School Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities (New York: Harper and Brothers, 1873) 56
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