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Asclepius
[ uh-sklee-pee-uhs ]
noun
, Classical Mythology.
- a son of Apollo and the ancient Greek god of medicine and healing, worshiped by the Romans as Aesculapius.
Asclepius
/ əˈskliːpɪəs /
noun
- Greek myth a god of healing; son of Apollo Roman counterpartAesculapiusˌiːskjʊˈleɪpɪəs
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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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