Asclepius
Americannoun
noun
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Asclepius, the Greek god of healing, cured people by touching them.
From The Guardian • Feb. 28, 2021
Because the worm must be wound out on a stick, an inch or so a day, some say she inspired the rod of Asclepius, the ancient symbol of medicine: a snake twisted around a stick.
From New York Times • Jun. 18, 2018
It didn’t work out well for Asclepius or Achilles, and it worked out even worse for Tithonus, whose lover, Eos, begged Zeus to grant him eternal life but forgot to request eternal youth as well.
From The New Yorker • Mar. 27, 2017
They are separated by Asclepian snakes, representing both Asclepius - the ancient Greek god of medicine - and the modern-day symbol for medicine.
From BBC • Mar. 15, 2017
‘Hello, Hygeia! Apollo sent us. We need to see Asclepius.’
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
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