. The illustrated companion to the Latin dictionary and Greek lexicon; forming a glossary of all the words representing visible objects connected with the arts, manufactures, and every-day life of the Greeks and Romans, with representations of nearly two thousand objects from the antique. .i. 46.), which consisted of asimple olive stick, ornamentedwith garlands (Muller, Archao-logie der Kunst, p. 504. andthe illustration to Ceryx 2.);but the word is more speciallyapplied to the wand assignedby ancient artists and poetsto Mercury (caduceus Mercurialis,Apul. Met xi. p. 245.), in his ca- pacity o
. The illustrated companion to the Latin dictionary and Greek lexicon; forming a glossary of all the words representing visible objects connected with the arts, manufactures, and every-day life of the Greeks and Romans, with representations of nearly two thousand objects from the antique. .i. 46.), which consisted of asimple olive stick, ornamentedwith garlands (Muller, Archao-logie der Kunst, p. 504. andthe illustration to Ceryx 2.);but the word is more speciallyapplied to the wand assignedby ancient artists and poetsto Mercury (caduceus Mercurialis,Apul. Met xi. p. 245.), in his ca- pacity of herald or messenger of thegods. In this, the place of the gar-lands is occupied by snakes; inallusion to the fable which states thatMercury, observing two snakesfighting with one another, separatedthem with his staff; whence a stickthus decorated came to be adoptedas the emblem of peace. ( ii. 7. Macrob. Sat. i. 19.)Both these characteristics, the olivestick and the snakes for garlands,are clearly represented in the ex-ample, which is copied from a se-pulchral urn. Sometimes a pair ofwings are added on the top, as in thenext illustration. CADUCIFER. In general, onewho carries the caduceus, but moreespecially used as a characteristicepithet of Mercury, by which it is. implied that he is the messenger ofheaven. (Ov. Met. viii. 627. v. 449.) The illustration isfrom a Roman marble. CADUS (/caSos). A large earthen-ware jar, used chiefly for holdingwine (Mart. iv. 66. 8. i. 195. Id. Cop. 11.);but also employed for otherpurposes — to contain oil,honey, dried fruits, saltedfish, meats, &c. (Mart. 9. Id. i. 56. 10. xv. 21. Id. xviii. 73.)It had a narrowish neck andmouth, which could beclosed with a stopper or cork bung(Plin. H. N. xvi. 13.), and a bodywhich was pointed at bottom, and CAELUM. C^STUS. 95 possessing the general shape of a jboys -whipping-top {turbines cado-rum, Plin. xxvii. 5.); allwhich characteristic properties are
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