NOUN
- son of Apollo; a hero and the Roman god of medicine and healing; his daughters were Hygeia and Panacea
How To Use Asclepius In A Sentence
- When the Greeks conquered Egypt they recognised in him attributes of their medicine god Asclepius, and continued to build temples to him.
- Of these the Asclepius has some interest as a Latin version of a Hermetic treatise.
- The Greeks believed that Epidaurus was the birthplace of Apollo's son, Asclepius -- the God of Medicine and Healing. Robert Klitzman, M.D.: Praying for Doctors and Patients
- The two men were under contract with Marubeni, and appear to have used their positions at the company to help persuade Lehman to enter into a partnership with a tiny medical-services firm, Asclepius Ltd., which was a Marubeni subagent. Fraud Snares Hedge Fund
- Good vibes comin' at you for the surgery - may Asclepius and Hygeia intervene so that your surgery is uneventful and your recovery swift. Intake Interview
- Our class also constructed votives (used by the ancient Greeks as tokens to thank the god, Asclepius, for healing their ailments).
- As the blood pumped into the patient's facial flesh, Asclepius proceeded to start cleaning the slashes on Zach's chest.
- In what was, to Renaissance readers, a shocking passage, the Asclepius indicated that statues of gods, in antiquity, were brought to completion through the invocation of demons.