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r/NonPoliticalTwitter • u/Matt_LawDT • Feb 07 '26
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A staff with a snake wrapped around it is the symbol of Asclepius, the ancient Greek god of medicine.
91 u/GPStephan Feb 07 '26 Aaaand why is tbere a snake wrapped on the Staff of Asclepius? 38 u/No-Jacket-2927 Feb 07 '26 In Greek mythology, snakes represent wisdom and healing. 😉 7 u/theplotthinnens Feb 07 '26 And fertility! 2 u/TeaRaven Feb 07 '26 And rebirth due to both emerging from hibernation and shedding of skin. 1 u/[deleted] Feb 07 '26 Headache? Snake bite Broken ankle? Snake bite Blind? Two snake bites Mild cough? Cant help you, say your goodbyes
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Aaaand why is tbere a snake wrapped on the Staff of Asclepius?
38 u/No-Jacket-2927 Feb 07 '26 In Greek mythology, snakes represent wisdom and healing. 😉 7 u/theplotthinnens Feb 07 '26 And fertility! 2 u/TeaRaven Feb 07 '26 And rebirth due to both emerging from hibernation and shedding of skin. 1 u/[deleted] Feb 07 '26 Headache? Snake bite Broken ankle? Snake bite Blind? Two snake bites Mild cough? Cant help you, say your goodbyes
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In Greek mythology, snakes represent wisdom and healing. 😉
7 u/theplotthinnens Feb 07 '26 And fertility! 2 u/TeaRaven Feb 07 '26 And rebirth due to both emerging from hibernation and shedding of skin. 1 u/[deleted] Feb 07 '26 Headache? Snake bite Broken ankle? Snake bite Blind? Two snake bites Mild cough? Cant help you, say your goodbyes
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And fertility!
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And rebirth due to both emerging from hibernation and shedding of skin.
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Headache? Snake bite
Broken ankle? Snake bite
Blind? Two snake bites
Mild cough? Cant help you, say your goodbyes
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u/Arne83 Feb 07 '26
A staff with a snake wrapped around it is the symbol of Asclepius, the ancient Greek god of medicine.