Aesculapius
Americannoun
noun
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A short walk along the Tiber and across the Ponte Fabricio footbridge lands you on Tiber Island, sacred to Aesculapius, the god of healing.
From New York Times ● May 1, 2023
The tag bears the snake staff of Aesculapius and the words "Medic Alert."
From Time Magazine Archive
In fine, Dr. Wilbur has definitely turned from medicine; has deliberately made Aesculapius his handman.
From Time Magazine Archive
The curative rather than punitive goal of the Medical Facility proper is proclaimed by the staff of Aesculapius over its main entrance.
From Time Magazine Archive
The cause of her death went back into the past, to the time when Apollo in anger at Zeus for killing his son Aesculapius killed Zeus’s workmen, the Cyclopes.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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