▁Apol lo , ▁which ▁be ars ▁only ▁one ▁s nake . ▁The ▁rod ▁of ▁As cle pi us ▁was ▁adopted ▁by ▁most ▁Western ▁do ctors ▁as ▁a ▁bad ge ▁of ▁their ▁profession , ▁but ▁in ▁several ▁medical ▁organizations ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁the ▁c adu ce us ▁took ▁its ▁place ▁since ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁century , ▁although ▁this ▁use ▁is ▁decl ining . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁Renaissance ▁the ▁c adu ce us ▁also ▁appeared ▁in ▁the ▁her ald ic ▁cr ests ▁of ▁several , ▁and ▁currently ▁is ▁a ▁symbol ▁of ▁commerce . ▁ ▁Herm es ' ▁sand als , ▁called ▁p éd ila ▁by ▁the ▁Gree ks ▁and ▁tal aria ▁by ▁the ▁Rom ans , ▁were ▁made ▁of ▁pal m ▁and ▁my rt le ▁branches ▁but ▁were ▁described ▁as ▁beautiful , ▁golden ▁and ▁imm ort al , ▁made ▁a ▁sub lime ▁art , ▁able ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁roads ▁with ▁the ▁speed ▁of ▁wind . ▁Origin ally , ▁they ▁had ▁no ▁wings , ▁but ▁late ▁in ▁the ▁art istic ▁representations , ▁they ▁are ▁dep icted . ▁In ▁certain ▁images , ▁the ▁wings ▁spring ▁directly ▁from ▁the ▁an k les . ▁Herm es ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁dep icted ▁with ▁a ▁pur se ▁or ▁a ▁bag ▁in ▁his ▁hands , ▁we aring ▁a ▁ro be ▁or ▁clo ak , ▁which ▁had ▁the ▁power ▁to ▁confer ▁in visibility . ▁His ▁weapon ▁was ▁a ▁sword ▁of ▁gold , ▁which ▁killed ▁Arg os ; ▁l ent ▁to ▁Per se us ▁to ▁kill ▁Med usa . ▁