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A shepherd's crook is a long and sturdy stick with a hook at one end, often with the point flared outwards, used by a shepherd to manage and sometimes catch sheep. In addition, the crook may aid in defending against attack by predators. When traversing rough terrain, a crook is an aid to balance. Shepherds may also use the long implement to part thick undergrowth (for example at the edge of a drovers' road) when searching for lost sheep or potential predators.
Symbolic use
The innovation of a hook facilitates the recovery of fallen animals by ensnaring them by the neck or leg. For this reason the crook has been used as a religious symbol of care (particularly in difficult circumstances), including the Christian bishop's crosier.[2]
In medicine, the term shepherd’s crook is used to describe a right coronary artery that follows an unusually high and winding route. This variant, which has a prevalence of about 5%,[3] imposes technical problems in angioplasty procedures.[4]
Thalia, Muse of comedy in Greek mythology, was usually portrayed holding a shepherd's crook.
The shepherd's crook and the flail (an agricultural tool) are insignia of pharaonic authority: the Crook and flail.
Einzelnachweise
- ↑ Songs of Innocence, copy B, object 4 (Bentley 5, Erdman 5, Keynes 5) "The Shepherd". William Blake Archive. Abgerufen im January 17, 2014.
- ↑ Caeremoniale Episcoporum (Vatican Polyglott Press, 1985)
- ↑ Jabi E. Shriki, Jerold S. Shinbane, Mollie A. Rashid, Antereas Hindoyan, James G. Withey, Anthony DeFrance, Mark Cunningham, George R. Oliveira, Bill H. Warren: Identifying, Characterizing, and Classifying Congenital Anomalies of the Coronary Arteries. In: RadioGraphics. 32, Nr. 2, 1. März 2012, ISSN 0271-5333, S. 453–468. doi:10.1148/rg.322115097. PMID 22411942.
- ↑ David E. Gossman, E. Murat Tuzcu, Conrad Simpfendorfer, Gerald J. Beck: Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty for shepherd's crook right coronary artery stenosis. In: Catheterization and Cardiovascular Diagnosis. 15, Nr. 3, 1. Januar 1988, ISSN 1097-0304, S. 189–191. doi:10.1002/ccd.1810150313.
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