Cup of Hygeia

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Historically, snake images were often used as general medical emblems. The snake cult that emerged during the periods of animalism and totemism characterized snakes as symbols of evil, cunning, and guile, but also of goodness, immortality, wisdom, and knowledge. In Mesopotamia in the 3rd millennium BC, the snake was often depicted with Ningishzida, considered the god of fertility and healing. Snakes were also depicted in ancient times in connection with medicine, initially al