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⯚ U+2BDA, ⯚ HYGIEA ← ⯙ [U+2BD9] Miscellaneous Symbols and Arrows ⯛ → [U+2BDB]

Translingual

Etymology

A simplified caduceus (☤), due to confusion with the rod of Asclepius (⚕), which is the masculine equivalent of the traditional serpent symbol of the goddess Hygieia. (The original astronomical symbol was a snake and a star; Hygieia is often represented with snakes, and her symbol may be a snake or a snake drinking from a bowl.)

Symbol

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1. (astrology) a symbol for asteroid 10 Hygiea.

Synonyms

• ⚕
• ⑩