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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> | *''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> | |||
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Revision as of 13:46, 28 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]
- Praxilla, a healer of Balagrae, had a ring with the rod of Asclepius emblazoned on it.[3]
Appearance
- Assassin's Creed: Origins (mentioned in papyrus only)
Reference
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Origins
- ↑ "Clan of Aesclepiadae". Accessed 8 September 2018.
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Origins - The Final Weighing