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According to Delphian tradition, Asclepius was born in the temple of Apollo, with Lachesis acting as a midwife and Apollo relieving the pains of Coronis. Apollo named the child after Coronis' nickname, Aegle. [10] Phoenician tradition maintains that Asclepius was born of Apollo without any woman involved. [11]
Asclepius of Tralles (Greek: Ἀσκληπιός; died c. 560–570) was a student of Ammonius Hermiae. Two works of his survive: Two works of his survive: Commentary on Aristotle 's Metaphysics , books I-VII ( In Aristotelis metaphysicorum libros Α - Ζ (1 - 7) commentaria , ed. Michael Hayduck, Commentaria in Aristotelem Graeca, VI.2, Berin ...
The panoramic view of the city from the Asklepieion on Kos. The Asclepieion (Ancient Greek: Ἀσκληπιεῖον Asklepieion; Ἀσκλαπιεῖον in Doric dialect; Latin aesculapīum), plurally Asclepieia, was a healing temple in ancient Greece (and in the wider Hellenistic and Roman world) that was dedicated to Asclepius, the first doctor-demigod in Greek mythology. [1]
Apollo named their son Asclepius after his mother's alias, Aegle. [8] In yet another version, Coronis who was already impregnated by Apollo, had to accompany her father to the Peloponnesos. She had kept her pregnancy hidden from her father. In Epidaurus, she bore a son and exposed him on a mountain. The child was given milk by one of the goats ...
Asclepiades (Greek: Ἀσκληπιάδης; c. 129/124 BC – 40 BC [1] [2]), sometimes called Asclepiades of Bithynia or Asclepiades of Prusa, was a Greek physician born at Prusias-on-Sea [3] in Bithynia in Anatolia and who flourished at Rome, where he practised and taught Greek medicine.
The Sanctuary of Asclepius was a sanctuary in Epidaurus dedicated to Asclepius. Especially in the Classical and Hellenistic periods, it was the main holy site of Asclepius. The sanctuary at Epidaurus was the rival of such major cult sites as the Sanctuary of Zeus at Olympia and Apollo at Delphi. The temple was built in the early 4th century BC.
The Asclepieion of Athens was the sanctuary built in honour of the gods Asclepius and Hygieia, located west of the Theatre of Dionysos and east of the Pelargikon wall on the southern escarpment of the Acropolis hill. [1] It was one of several asklepieia in the ancient Greek world that served as rudimentary hospitals.
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