aesculapius

• Nom propre se rapportant au fils d'Apollon, héros et dieu romain de la médecine et de la guérison, dont les filles étaient Hygie et Panacée.

A proper noun referring to the son of Apollo, a hero and the Roman god of medicine and healing, whose daughters were Hygeia and Panacea.

indénombrable · nom propre

1. Mythological figureC2formal

   In Roman mythology, the god of medicine and healing, son of Apollo, and father of Hygeia and Panacea.

   Asclépios (Esculape)

   • Aesculapius was worshipped as the divine healer in ancient Rome.
   • Temples dedicated to Aesculapius were places of pilgrimage for the sick.
   • The staff of Aesculapius is a symbol of medicine today.

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