Someone in the corps may have confused the caduceus with the Rod of Asclepius, the signature walking stick of the actual Greek god of medicine, which took the form of a wingless staff with a ...

Many varieties of ancient Greek healing herbs grow on "Asclepius Path," Mount Kerketion, where god of medicine, Asclepius, collected them.

While few may have associated snakes with the art of diplomacy, let alone with a chubby baby, many have confused the caduceus with the Rod of Asclepius, a staff entwined with a single snake that ...

In Greek mythology the rod of Asclepius, entwined with a single serpent ... This is not to be confused with the caduceus of Hermes — emissary and messenger of the Greek gods.