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Asclepius

American  
[uh-sklee-pee-uhs] / əˈskli pi əs /

noun

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


Asclepius British  
/ əˈskliːpɪəs /

noun

  1. Roman counterpart: AesculapiusGreek myth a god of healing; son of Apollo

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Noted in the writings of Asclepius, among others of the ancients.

From New York Times • Oct. 14, 2022

Asclepius, the Greek god of healing, cured people by touching them.

From The Guardian • Feb. 28, 2021

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

She wished she had the healing powers of Asclepius.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan