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Asclepius

noun
1.
Son of Apollo; a hero and the Roman god of medicine and healing; his daughters were Hygeia and Panacea.  Synonyms: Aesculapius, Asklepios.





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"Asclepius" Quotes from Famous Books



... 7: This oracle most clearly proves that Asclepius was not the son of Arsinoe, but that Hesiod or one of Hesiod's interpolators composed the verses to please ...
— Hesiod, The Homeric Hymns, and Homerica • Homer and Hesiod
... Thou knowest, Asclepius, that thou hast received payment of the debt that Aceson owed, having vowed it for his wife Demodice; yet if it be forgotten, and thou demand thy wages, this tablet ...
— Select Epigrams from the Greek Anthology • J. W. Mackail


Words linked to "Asclepius" :   Greco-Roman deity, Asklepios, Graeco-Roman deity


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