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'''Asclepius''', also known as ''' | '''Asclepius''', also known as '''Aesclepiadae''', was a hero and god of medicine in [[Greece|Greek]] religion and mythology. He was a son of [[Apollo]] and the father of [[Hygieia]]. | ||
During the 1st century BCE, the Greeks erected a [[Asklepieion|temple]] in [[Balagrae]], [[Cyrenaica]] in worship of him. | During the 1st century BCE, the Greeks erected a [[Asklepieion|temple]] in [[Balagrae]], [[Cyrenaica]] in worship of him.<ref name="ACO">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''</ref> | ||
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*''Aesclepiadae'' is a term used to refer to a group of people following Asclepius; in mythology, 'Aesclepiadae' includes all the sons and daughters of Asclepius. Among humans, the term was used of [[Doctor|physicians]], banding them together as a "clan of Aesclepiadae".<ref name="Clan of Aesclepiadae">"[https://books.google.fi/books?id=Ne0hDgAAQBAJ&pg=PA13&lpg=PA13&dq=Aesclepiadae&source=bl&ots=6JuW0K7_XE&sig=W0CZlNUTE5ZcHKWpwe6zbg-BkFg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiotIPelavdAhXBjiwKHXxUABoQ6AEwAHoECAMQAQ#v=onepage&q=Aesclepiadae&f=false# Clan of Aesclepiadae]". Accessed 8 September 2018.</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 10:13, 22 September 2018
Asclepius, also known as Aesclepiadae, was a hero and god of medicine in Greek religion and mythology. He was a son of Apollo and the father of Hygieia.
During the 1st century BCE, the Greeks erected a temple in Balagrae, Cyrenaica in worship of him.[1]
Trivia
- Aesclepiadae is a term used to refer to a group of people following Asclepius; in mythology, 'Aesclepiadae' includes all the sons and daughters of Asclepius. Among humans, the term was used of physicians, banding them together as a "clan of Aesclepiadae".[2]
Appearance
- Assassin's Creed: Origins (mentioned in papyrus only)
Reference
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Origins
- ↑ "Clan of Aesclepiadae". Accessed 8 September 2018.