Asclepius, Caduceus, and Simurgh as medical symbols; part II. Simurgh.
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چکیده
In part one of this article I reviewed the history of Asclepius and the Caduceus of Hermes as medical symbols and made a tentative suggestion of using the mythical bird Simurgh as an Iranian symbol of medicine. In this, the second part, I shall describe the evolution of the myth of the Simurgh and discuss the medical relevance of this bird in Iranian history.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Archives of Iranian medicine
دوره 13 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2010