| Æsculapius, Rod of | Variants: Æsculapius, Rod of | A rod entwined with a Serpent, the head at the top towards the dexter, which was the form assumed by Esculapius, the God of Healing, when he was brought from Greece to Rome in a season of great sickness. Elvin equates its heraldic depiction with Aarons-Rod. | Elvin Plate Reference: p. 30 n. 57 | |
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