lightning-wand

Updated: January 27, 2026

In its completed shape, the lightning-wand is the caduceus, or rod of Hermes. I observed, in the preceding paper, that in the Greek conception of Hermes there have been fused together the attributes of two deities who were originally distinct.

John Fiske - Myths and myth-makers: Old Tales and Superstitions Interpreted by Comparative Mythology