Asclepius

[ uh-sklee-pee-uhs ]

noun

, Classical Mythology.

1. a son of Apollo and the ancient Greek god of medicine and healing, worshiped by the Romans as Aesculapius.

Asclepius

/ əˈskliːpɪəs /

noun

1. Greek myth a god of healing; son of Apollo Roman counterpartAesculapiusˌiːskjʊˈleɪpɪəs

Example Sentences

His last words were, “Crito, we owe a rooster to Asclepius.”

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Coronis left an infant son named Asclepius, who afterwards became god of medicine.

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Asclepius, the son of Apollo, being a mighty physician, raised men from the dead.

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If Cephalus was caught into the arms of one that was a goddess, Asclepius obtained yet greater honour.

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His lot is inseparably connected with that of Neoptolemus and a cure is promised him at the hands of Asclepius.

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The people of Tricce, Ithome, and chalia, under the sons of Asclepius.

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