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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]

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Reference

  1. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Origins
  2. ↑ "Clan of Aesclepiadae". Accessed 8 September 2018.
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