Asclepius

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A Greek mythological deity, the god of doctors, medicine and healing; a son of Apollo and the Thessalian princess Coronis, husband to the goddess Epione and father of the Asclepiades; identified with the Roman god Aesculapius.
The Apollo asteroid 4581 Asclepius.

/əˈskliːpi.əs/ /æsˈkliːpi.əs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Asclepius.wav

Asclepius Asclepios Asklepios

Borrowed from Latin Asclēpius, from Ancient Greek Ἀσκληπιός (Asklēpiós).

Aesculapius Asclepiad Asclepiades Asclepias rod of Asclepius

Asclepian staff of Asclepius

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