Asclepius (Greco-Roman god of medicine

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• Asclepius — /euh sklee pee euhs/, n. Class. Myth. a son of Apollo and the ancient Greek god of medicine and healing, worshiped by the Romans as Aesculapius. * * * Latin Aesculapius Greco Roman god of medicine. He was the son of Apollo and the nymph Coronis.… …   Universalium

• Asclepius — noun son of Apollo; a hero and the Roman god of medicine and healing; his daughters were Hygeia and Panacea • Syn: ↑Aesculapius, ↑Asklepios • Derivationally related forms: ↑aesculapian (for: ↑Aesculapius) • …   Useful english dictionary

• Aesculapius — noun son of Apollo; a hero and the Roman god of medicine and healing; his daughters were Hygeia and Panacea • Syn: ↑Asclepius, ↑Asklepios • Derivationally related forms: ↑aesculapian • Instance Hypernyms: ↑Greco Roman deity, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• Galen — Greek physician and philosopher (born about 129 AD, died about 210 AD) known among other things for his discovery of blood in human arteries and for his dissection of the human cranial nerves, the nerves that supply key areas of the head, face,… …   Medical dictionary

• Asklepios — noun son of Apollo; a hero and the Roman god of medicine and healing; his daughters were Hygeia and Panacea • Syn: ↑Aesculapius, ↑Asclepius • Derivationally related forms: ↑aesculapian (for: ↑Aesculapius) • …   Useful english dictionary

• Apollo — This article is about the Greek and Roman god. For other uses, see Apollo (disambiguation) and Phoebus (disambiguation). Not to be confused with Phobos (mythology). Apollo …   Wikipedia

• ancient Rome — ▪ ancient state, Europe, Africa, and Asia Introduction       the state centred on the city of Rome. This article discusses the period from the founding of the city and the regal period, which began in 753 BC, through the events leading to the… …   Universalium

• mystery religion — Any of various secret cults of the Greco Roman world. Derived from primitive tribal ceremonies, mystery religions reached their peak of popularity in Greece in the first three centuries AD. Their members met secretly to share meals and take part… …   Universalium

• Galen — Claude Galien . Lithograph by Pierre Roche Vigneron. (Paris: Lith de Gregoire et Deneux, ca. 1865) Aelius Galenus or Claudius Galenus (September AD 129 – 199/217; Greek: Γαληνός, Galēnos, from adjective γαληνός , calm [1]), better known as Galen… …   Wikipedia

• Decree of Philippi, 242 BCE — The Decree of Philippi 242 BCE was a message from the city of Philippi to the city of Cos in response to an envoy sent by the latter. These messengers requested the asylia, or inviolability, of a sanctuary of Asclepius. The Decree, one of four… …   Wikipedia

• Marcellus Empiricus — Marcellus Empiricus, also known as Marcellus Burdigalensis (“Marcellus of Bordeaux”), was a Latin medical writer from Gaul at the turn of the 4th and 5th centuries. His only extant work is the De medicamentis, a compendium of pharmacological… …   Wikipedia