(Britannica.com): “Greco-Roman god of medicine, son of Apollo (god of healing, truth, and prophecy) and the mortal princess Coronis. Because it was supposed that Asclepius effected cures of the sick in dreams, the practice of sleeping in his temples in Epidaurus in South Greece became common. In 293 BC his cult spread to Rome, where […]
“Asclepius (Greek: Asklepios, Latin: Aesculapius)… — Julia Upton
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