Staffs

There have been many staffs associated with gods/goddesses through out history.  Here are some of them:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Caduceus.svg

 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lekythos_of_Hermes.jpg

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Rod_of_Asclepius2.svg

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Pharaoh.svg

 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Thyrsus.jpg

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Dionysus_Sarcophagus.jpg

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Statue_of_Ptah1.jpg

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Relief_of_Ptah.jpg

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Shiva_Bijapur.jpg

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Poseidon_Penteskouphia_Louvre_CA452.jpg

 

 

by Rita Jean Moran (www.thelibrarykids.com)



Sources:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caduceus

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rod_of_Asclepius

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowl_of_Hygieia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron%27s_rod

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thyrsus

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dionysus

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osiris

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ptah

http://www.vatican.va/news_services/liturgy/details/ns_lit_doc_20091117_ferula_en.html

http://historical.benabraham.com/html/pine_cone_staff_-_solar_god_os.html

http://historical.benabraham.com/index.html