▁the ▁sun , ▁and ▁that ▁in ▁later ▁times ▁was ▁ad orn ed ▁with ▁a ▁pair ▁of ▁small ▁wings ; ▁sometimes ▁this ▁hat ▁is ▁not ▁present , ▁and ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁replaced ▁with ▁wings ▁rising ▁from ▁the ▁hair . ▁ ▁Another ▁object ▁is ▁the ▁c adu ce us , ▁a ▁staff ▁with ▁two ▁inter tw ined ▁sn akes , ▁sometimes ▁crown ed ▁with ▁a ▁pair ▁of ▁wings ▁and ▁a ▁sphere . ▁The ▁c adu ce us , ▁histor ically , ▁appeared ▁with ▁Herm es , ▁and ▁is ▁documented ▁among ▁the ▁Bab yl oni ans ▁from ▁about ▁ 3 5 0 0 ▁BC . ▁Two ▁sn akes ▁co iled ▁around ▁a ▁staff ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁symbol ▁of ▁the ▁god ▁N ing ish z ida , ▁who , ▁like ▁Herm es , ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁medi ator ▁between ▁humans ▁and ▁the ▁divine ▁( specific ally , ▁the ▁god dess ▁Is ht ar ▁or ▁the ▁supre me ▁N ing ir su ). ▁In ▁Greece , ▁other ▁gods ▁have ▁been ▁dep icted ▁holding ▁a ▁c adu ce us , ▁but ▁it ▁was ▁mainly ▁associated ▁with ▁Herm es . ▁It ▁was ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁the ▁power ▁to ▁make ▁people ▁fall ▁as leep ▁or ▁w ake ▁up , ▁and ▁also ▁made ▁peace ▁between ▁lit ig ants , ▁and ▁is ▁a ▁visible ▁sign ▁of ▁his ▁authority , ▁being ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁s cept re . ▁The ▁c adu ce us ▁is ▁not ▁to ▁be ▁confused ▁with ▁the ▁Rod ▁of ▁As cle pi us , ▁the ▁patron ▁of ▁medicine ▁and ▁son ▁of