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.
Reportedly the snakes were believed to symbolize immortality by the fact that they shed their skins and regularly renew themselves. Therefore the snake was also symbol of the underworld deity, as the Snake Goddess was related to chthonic aspects.Moreover we know that Asclepius(or Asklepios), the Greek god of medicine and healing, had a staff with a snake wrapped around it.eportedly the snakes were believed to symbolize immortality by the fact that they shed their skins and regularly renew themselves. Therefore the snake was also symbol of the underworld deity, as the Snake Goddess was related to chthonic aspects.