Aesculapius
Eye of Horus
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Psalms 28:7
“The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him.”
The Eye of Horus is one of the best-known symbols of ancient Egypt. Known also as the Wadjet this magical symbol is believed to provide protection, health and rejuvenation.
"Be not afeared; the island is full of noises."~~~Shakespeare
AEsculapius (es ku la' pi us). The Latin form of the Greek Asklepios, god of medicine and healing. Now used for "a medical practitioner." The usual offering to him was a cock, hence the phrase "to sacrifice a cock to Esculapius" — to return thanks (or pay the doctor's bill) after recovery from an illness.
"When men a dangerous disease did escape,
Of old, they gave a cock to Esculape."~~~BEN JONSON: Epigram.
Legend has it that he assumed the form of a serpent when he appeared at Rome during a pestilence; hence it is that the goddess Hygeia bears in her hand a serpent.
Chess: "AEsculapius" "Eye of Horus" "Sacred Heart"
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