> The Fool <the soul of brevity> wrote: > > From: Deborah Harrell > > In the 'you learn something everyday' category > >(oh, and a bit of an "eeuwww!" factor): > > ...Of interest, the universal symbol of medicine, > ie, > > the Asklepion (or caduceus, after Asklepios, the > >Greek god of healing and medicine) is likely a > > representation of dracunculiasis and its > >treatment.
> <<http://drblayney.com/Asclepius.html>> Isn't confusion from hundreds or thousands of years ago fun? :) Looks like interesting links from that site as well. An addendum to snake mythology: some feminist book I read (I have no idea of the title or author) linked Medusa to labeling an African healer-priestess as a practitioner of witchcraft: dreadlocks -> snakes for hair; evil power over men, etc.. Debbi More Likely To Be Terse Than Brief Maru ;) __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
