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

Translingual

Etymology

A simplified form of the ⟨☤⟩ caduceus, due to confusion in the United States between the caduceus and the ⟨⚕⟩ rod of Asclepius, which itself is the masculine equivalent of the serpent-and-bowl symbol ⟨🕏⟩ of the goddess Hygieia. The original astronomical symbol was Hygieia's snake and a star, approximately ⟨🝹⟩.

Symbol

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1. (astrology) A modern symbol for the asteroid (10) Hygiea. (This symbol has no history of use in astronomy.)

Synonyms

• ⑩, ⚕, 🝹

Gallery

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  A reconstruction of the original astronomical symbol (Hygiea's snake and a star), available at 🝹
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  An elaborate variant
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  An early variant (the staff of Asclepius), available at ⚕
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  Symbol on a wine-colored background