Look up Asclepius in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Asclepius (/æsˈkliːpiəs/; Greek: Ἀσκληπιός Asklēpiós [asklɛːpiós]; Latin: Aesculapius) is a hero...
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has two snakes and a pair of wings. The Rod of Asclepius takes its name from the Greek god Asclepius, a deity associated with healing and medicinal arts...
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up Asclepius or Aesculapius in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Asclepius (Latin Aesculapius) is the Greek god of medicine and healing. Asclepius (also...
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Hermes Trismegistus and three of his students: Asclepius (a grandson of the Greek god and physician Asclepius), Tat, and Hammon. Medieval Latin readers had...
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The Asclepius of Milos or Asklepios of Melos is a marble head from what was once a colossal ancient Greek statue of Asclepius found on the island of Milos...
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Caduceus (section Confusion with Rod of Asclepius)
of Mercury associated with writing and eloquence. Although the Rod of Asclepius, which has only one snake and no wings, is the traditional and more widely...
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Temple of Asclepius may refer to: Temple of Asclepius, Epidaurus Temple of Asclepius, Rome Temple of Asclepius, Augusta Treverorum Temple of Aesculapius...
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The Sanctuary of Asclepius was a sanctuary in Epidaurus dedicated to Asclepius. Especially in the Classical and Hellenistic periods, it was the main holy...
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Hermetica (redirect from Asclepius (Hermetica))
astrological signs. The Book of Asclepius Called Myriogenesis: a treatise on astrological medicine. The Holy Book of Hermes to Asclepius: a treatise on astrological...
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Norman Thomas at Palomar Observatory, Asclepius is named after the Greek god of medicine and healing. Asclepius passed by Earth on 22 March 1989 at a...
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Hygieia (category Children of Asclepius)
god of medicine, Asclepius, who is the son of the Olympian god Apollo. Hygieia is most commonly referred to as a daughter of Asclepius and his wife Epione...
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Asclepius of Tralles (Greek: Ἀσκληπιός; died c. 560–570) was a student of Ammonius Hermiae. Two works of his survive: Commentary on Aristotle's Metaphysics...
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the larger temples of Asclepius. These healing temples were known as Asclepeions. Examples of famous therapeutae of Asclepius prior to 300 BCE include...
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Definitions of Hermes Trismegistus to Asclepius. London: Duckworth. ISBN 978-0-7156-2939-0. Salaman, Clement, ed. (2001). Asclepius: The Perfect Discourse of Hermes...
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Socrates (redirect from Sacrifice a cock to Asclepius)
According to the Phaedo, his last words were: “Crito, we owe a rooster to Asclepius. Don't forget to pay the debt.” In 399 BC, Socrates was formally accused...
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Panacea (category Children of Asclepius)
at times appear as Asclepius' wife instead. Panacea may have been an independent goddess before being absorbed into the Asclepius myth. Panacea traditionally...
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Pergamon (redirect from Temple of Asclepius, Pergamon)
South Stoa the Temple of Asclepius in some sources, referred to as the Temple of Zeus Asclepius, or the Temple of Zeus Asclepius Soter ("Soter" being an...
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Caduceus as a symbol of medicine (category Asclepius)
by the AMA and the rod of Asclepius was adopted instead. The Army Medical Department (AMEDD) has included the Rod of Asclepius in its regimental coat of...
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Nag Hammadi library (redirect from Asclepius 21-29)
Greek and Latin versions. 32 8 Asclepius 65–78 Asklepius Dialogue of Hermes Trismegistus with his disciple Asclepius. Chapters 21–29 of the lost Greek...
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Epidaurus (category Asclepius)
of Apollo's son Asclepius the healer. Epidaurus is best known for its healing sanctuary (asclepieion) and the Sanctuary of Asclepius, situated about five...
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Mnemosyne (section Cult of Asclepius)
the deities worshiped in the cult of Asclepius that formed in Ancient Greece around the 5th century BC. Asclepius, a Greek hero and god of medicine, was...
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sanitation, and the daughter of Asclepius, who she is often closely associated with e.g. in prayers and hymns. Asclepius' symbol is his rod, with a snake...
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Augusta Treverorum (redirect from Temple of Asclepius, Augusta Treverorum)
inscription of a financial procurator point to the dedication to the god Asclepius. An exceptionally large hoard of coins was discovered at the northern...
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Asclepieion (category Temples of Asclepius)
Hellenistic and Roman world), dedicated to Asclepius, the first doctor-demigod in Greek mythology. Asclepius was said to have been such a skilled doctor...
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Asclepius (Ancient Greek: Ἀσκλήπιος) was a Greek grammarian of uncertain date, who wrote commentaries upon the orations of Demosthenes and the history...
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with Apollo, whether through the god himself or mediated through his son Asclepius. Apollo delivered people from epidemics, yet he is also a god who could...
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The Temple of Asclepius was an ancient Roman temple to Asclepius, the Greek god of medicine, on the Isola Tiberina in Rome. It was first built between...
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Telesphorus (mythology) (category Children of Asclepius)
of Asclepius in an Attican inscription from the second century AD. The temple of Telesphorus was a two-story dormitory in the Sanctuary of Asclepius, located...
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he was a doctor descended from Nicomachus, son of Machaon the son of Asclepius. Greenhill notes he had another son named Arimnestus, and a daughter named...
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Messene (redirect from Temple of Asclepius, Messene)
the site. Among those, since 2020-21, excavation East of the temenos of Asclepius at the site of an early Christian church is conducted by the Open University...
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