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[[File:Statue of Asclepius.png|thumb|250px|Statue of Asklepios in [[Chalkis City]]]]
 
[[File:Argolis-SoA-Asklepios.jpg|thumb|250px|Seated statue of Asklepios]]
'''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]].
'''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==
==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>
===5th century BCE===
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>
===1st century BCE===
During the 1st century BCE the Greeks erected a [[Asklepieion|sanctuary]] in [[Balagrae]], [[Cyrenaica]] in worship of him.<ref name="ACO">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''</ref>


==Trivia==
==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>
*''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>
*[[Praxilla]], a healer of Balagrae, had a ring with the {{Wiki|rod of Asclepius}} emblazoned on it.<ref name="The Final Weighing">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' - [[The Final Weighing]]</ref>
**Rod of Asklepios has become the emblem of the medical field. It is, however, often confused with the [[Staff of Hermes Trismegistus|caduceus]].
 
==Gallery==
<gallery widths="180" position="center" captionalign="center">
Statue of Asclepius.png|Statue of Asklepios in [[Chalkis City]]
Argolis-SoA-snakerelief.jpg|A relief of Asklepios with his daughter, Hygieia, and snakes
</gallery>


==Appearance==
==Appearance==

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Seated statue of Asklepios

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

5th century BCE

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]

1st century BCE

During the 1st century BCE the Greeks erected a sanctuary 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]
    • Rod of Asklepios has become the emblem of the medical field. It is, however, often confused with the caduceus.

Gallery

  • Statue of Asklepios in Chalkis City
    Statue of Asklepios in Chalkis City
  • A relief of Asklepios with his daughter, Hygieia, and snakes
    A relief of Asklepios with his daughter, Hygieia, and snakes

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
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