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The Caduseus or is it 'Caduceus'?? (Read 832 times)

Jan 15^th, 2004 at 8:12am

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I was looking for one of those medical signs that has the 'two snakes up a pole' and an 'eagle' on top to download free, so I could use it in a logo. But I couldn't for the life of me remember what the bloody thing was called.

So I consulted my (and Hagars) faithful 'Google' and searched 'Medical insignia' and lo!!, there it was staring at me. CADUSEUS. Grin

I got a couple of sites to go to to download some images to choose from but while doing this, I got caught up in the History of the little fella! 8)

It seems it has a very complicated and long history, especially in Military circles. Those interested in - 'History for the sake of it' - which side tracked me for about 3 hours, can start here.

http://www.corpsmanup.com/caduceus.htm

It's got pages on the Geneva convention, Navy hospital history etc etc
there's also heaps of links on Googles Search Engine on the full story of the thing under both Caduseus & Caduseus (I found it can be spelt both ways!!)

This is also a good site if you want to buy some Military Insignia in the States.
http://medals.safeshopper.com/13/cat13.htm?225

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Reply #1 - Jan 15^th, 2004 at 8:28am

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Hi Brensec. Very interesting. As you will know by now, I'm interested in most things for the sake of it. 8)

I think you made a typo here. Tongue

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under both Caduseus & Caduseus (I found it can be spelt both ways)

The letters C & S are often used for representing the same sound when translating ancient languages like Greek into English. Due to one of the peculiarities of English the letter C can also be pronounced with the harder K sound. The word "cancel" is a good example of what I'm talking about. The first C is hard & the 2nd soft. I was recently discussing this with Will in another thread.

The traditional spelling of some well-known names has changed over the years. For example: the old spelling of the Celtic (now pronounced Keltic) warrior queen Boadicea (pronounced Bow-di-seer) when I was at school & the more phonetic equivalent - Boudica or Boudicca (Boo - dicker) - they're taught today. Wink

http://www.royalty.nu/Europe/England/Boadicea.html

PS. I just realised there are several ways to pronounce the word "Bow". The bow I used in "Bow-di-seer" would be pronounced as in longbow rather than bow in respect. No wonder English is a difficult language to learn. Roll Eyes

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