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Asclepius (Greek Ἀσκληπιός, transliterated Asklēpiós; Latin Aesculapius) is the demigod of medicine and healing in ancient Greek mythology. Asclepius represents the healing aspect of the medical arts, while his daughters Hygieia, Meditrina, Iaso, Aceso, Aglæa/Ægle and Panacea (literally, "all-healing") symbolize the forces of cleanliness, medicine and healing, respectively
Asclepius was the ancient Greek god of medicine.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoA greek god of medicine and healing. He had five daughters and the cock was sacred to him. They often sacrificed it at his alter. He started asclepians which are like greek beauty spas. They put him into the stars and gave him snakes for presents once he had died and worshiped him as a god. He cures the sick in dreams and he had a long wooden stick and a large snake.
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∙ 14y agoThe Greek gods were not in our chronology.
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Asclepius was the ancient Greek god of?
Asclepius was the ancient Greek god of medicine.
What is Asclepius' Roman name?
Ophoches
What was asclepius roman name?
Aesculapius.
How do you pronounce 'Asclepius'?
Asclepius [uh-sklee-pee-uhs]Ασκληπιός [a-sklee-pee-os]
Why did Zeus kill Asclepius?
Zeus killed Asclepius because he was snatching the dead heading towards the under world to heal them. Hades complained to zeus that he was being robbed by asclepius and so Zeus threw a lighting bolt toward him and it killed both Asclepius and the patient he was tending. I got this from the book heroes,gods, and monsters of the Greek myths by Bernard evslin. I hope this helped. :)
What god was asclepius?
Asclepius was the god of medicine I believe.
Who are the Familytree of Hygiea?
Hygeia is the daughter of Asclepius and Epione; or the husband of Asclepius and daughter of Eros and Peitho.
What did Asclepius do?
he is the god of healing.
Who is not Zeus children out of Presephont Dionysus Asclepius Arthemis?
Asclepius/Aesculapius is not a child of Zeus. His parents are Apollo and Coronis.
Asclepius was the ancient Greek god of?
Asclepius was the ancient Greek god of medicine.
What are the sacred items of asclepius?
mommy
What was asclepius roman name?
Aesculapius.
What is Asclepius' Roman name?
Ophoches
Who is the mortal son of Apollo?
Asclepius.
What is a roman snakey wand?
CaduceusRod of Asclepius
Which son of Apollo was the god of medicine?
Asclepius
What was asclepius the ancinet greek god of?
Medicene.
