The emblem of the World Health Organization is a spherical map composed of five continents. The needle went through the snake, surrounded by olive leaves. In ancient Greek legends, snakes were used to treat diseases, and needles symbolized imperial doctors. "Snake-wrapped staff"-as a symbol and emblem of medicine, it is called "snake emblem". The snake on the staff is a symbol of medicine and health, while the staff and a pair of wings are a symbol of peace.
For a long time, the snake's coiled scepter has been a symbol of medicine and medicine. It originated from the story of Pioz in Eiskola. Pioz was revered as a medical god by the ancient Greeks, and his worship involved the use of snakes. Greece is the birthplace of the snake emblem, which has spread all over Greece since ancient times. In modern times, the United States, Britain, Canada, Germany and the United Nations World Health Organization all regard the snake emblem as their medical symbol.
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The snake and the scepter are in memory of the great doctor Asclepius. Asclepius is the son of Apollo, the sun god, and Asclepius learned medical technology from Apollo Centauri. But Zeus, the king of gods, worried that some people in Asclepius's advanced medical knowledge club would live forever. To avoid this, Zeus killed Asclepius with lightning.
Later, people worshipped Asclepius as one of the gods and gathered in his temple to rest and sleep. People believe that they can pass on the secret recipe of treatment to patients while they are sleeping, so that they can recover immediately. In view of people's belief in Asclepius, Zeus finally had to resurrect Asclepius and formally make him a god.
Because Asclepius usually appears in front of people in a standing position, wearing a robe and holding a scepter, with a snake wrapped around it, and then the scepter becomes the only symbol of medicine.
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