Asclepius
[ uh-sklee-pee-uhs ]
/ əˈskli pi əs /
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noun Classical Mythology.
a son of Apollo and the ancient Greek god of medicine and healing, worshiped by the Romans as Aesculapius.
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Asclepius
/ (əˈskliːpɪəs) /
noun
Greek myth a god of healing; son of ApolloRoman counterpart: Aesculapius (ˌiːskjʊˈleɪpɪəs)
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