STEWARD. 1  In the OT [OT Old Testament] a steward is a man who is âover a houseâ (Gn. 2  In the NT [NT New Testament] there are two words translated steward: 3  epitropos (Mt. 20:8; Gal. 4:2), i.e. one to whose care or honour one has been entrusted, a curator, a guardian; and.
GREEK MYTHOLOGY. Hermes, the messenger god on Mount Olympus, had a magic wand called a Caduceus, which was given to him by Apollo. The Caduceus is a rod or staff framed by two intertwined snakes; at the top of the staff are two wings. The Caduceus symbolizes the spinal column, the central conduit for the Psychic Force, or nerve energy, which animates all the organs and members of the body.
The coat of arms. For several Central America peoples, the shape of the sacred barbary fig (âpeyotlâ or âhicouriâ) symbolizes the âWorld Eggâ. An eagle holding a serpent in its beak is emerging from it. The fight between the eagle and serpent can be found in many traditions. In the Indian tradition for instance, the mythical bird Garuda, an eagle originally, is often represented as fighting Naga.