Mercury's staff of entwined serpents is called the Caduceus. It originally belonged to Iris. The caduceus should not be confused with the Rod of Aesculapius - though it regularly is.
Hermes had winged sandals and and a staff entwined with serpents (a caduceus).
I believe Hermes had winged sandals and and a staff entwined with serpents (a caduceus).
He carried a caduceus, a winged staff entwined with two serpents.
The caduceus is a symbol of Hermes, the Greek god of trade, eloquence, and messenger of the gods. It consists of a winged staff with two entwined serpents, and is often used as a symbol of commerce and negotiation.
A herald's rod is also called a caduceus or Wand of Hermes. It is a winged rod with two serpents and leaves wound around it.
Caduceus. The caduceus was originally two serpents twined around a winged staff. It has been variously interpreted since, although a single snake around a dagger is not one I am familiar with.
Hermes, the Greek god of transitions and boundaries, is commonly depicted holding a herald's staff called the caduceus. The caduceus is a winged rod entwined with two serpents, symbolizing peace, commerce, and negotiation.
Assuming you mean doctor's symbol I'll say 'a caduceus;' an emblematic winged staff with one or two serpents coiled around it.
The caduceus is more identified with Hermes [Greek] a bit more than with Mercury [Roman], though the two gods are the equivalent of each other. There are various myths, all involving serpents and none involving medicine. The relation between the caduceus and medicine is a new one.
The symbol for medicine (aka - health) is caduceus. Caduceus is the legendary wand of the Greek God, Hermes (the Roman God equivalent was Mercury) - this famous symbol is a staff entwined by twin serpents. Initially, the symbol meant harmony and balance.
The serpent symbolizes a number of things in mythology. Typically, however, serpents represent the expression of both good and evil. Often serpents were associated with fertility, medicine, vengeance and or vindictiveness.