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[[File:Statue of an Unknown god 3.png|thumb|250px|Statue of Asklepios in [[Chalkis City]]]]
'''Asklepios''', alternatively spelled '''Asclepius''' and also known as '''Aesclepiadae''', is a hero and god of medicine in [[Greece|Greek]] mythology. He is a son of [[Apollo]] and the father of the goddess [[Hygieia]].
 
==History==
During the 5th century BCE, the worship of Asclepius was widespread in the Greek world, and shrines and temples for him could be found here and there. Among the most notable was the [[Sanctuary of Asklepios]] in [[Argolis]].<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref>
 
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>
 
==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 [[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>
*[[Praxilla]], a healer of Balagrae, had a ring with the {{Wiki|rod of Asclepius}} emblazoned on it.<ref name="">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' - [[The Final Weighing]]</ref>
 
==Appearance==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' {{c|mentioned in papyrus only}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' {{mo}}
 
==Reference==
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Statue of Asklepios in Chalkis City

Asklepios, alternatively spelled Asclepius and also known as Aesclepiadae, is a hero and god of medicine in Greek mythology. He is a son of Apollo and the father of the goddess Hygieia.

History

During the 5th century BCE, the worship of Asclepius was widespread in the Greek world, and shrines and temples for him could be found here and there. Among the most notable was the Sanctuary of Asklepios in Argolis.[1]

During the 1st century BCE, the Greeks erected a temple in Balagrae, Cyrenaica in worship of him.[2]

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".[3]
  • Praxilla, a healer of Balagrae, had a ring with the rod of Asclepius emblazoned on it.[4]

Appearance

Reference

  1. Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
  2. Assassin's Creed: Origins
  3. "Clan of Aesclepiadae". Accessed 8 September 2018.
  4. Assassin's Creed: Origins - The Final Weighing