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What does Asclepius mean?

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Proper noun
  1. (Greek) The god of doctors, medicine and healing. He is the son of Apollo and Coronis, husband of Epione, and father of the Asclepiades. His Roman name is Aesculapius.
  2. (astronomy) Short for 4581 Asclepius, an Apollo asteroid.
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This periodic renewal has led to the snake being a symbol of healing and medicine, as pictured in the Rod of Asclepius.
Then they sent a messenger to Asclepius asking him to come to Troizen.
When the Greeks conquered Egypt they recognised in him attributes of their medicine god Asclepius, and continued to build temples to him.
Lastly on the third terrace are the ruins of a major temple of Asclepius and the traces of a Hellenistic stoa.
Asclepius carried a serpent wound around his wand, a symbol seen today on many ambulances.
This was the reason why Asclepius and his sons practised no such art.

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