Asclepius

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Greek god deity of medicine healing god

Asclepius is the ancient Greek god of medicine and healing, revered for his ability to cure illness and restore health.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Aesculapius	3
cult of Asclepius Soter	1

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Greek god ⓘ deity of medicine ⓘ healing god ⓘ
afterlifeStatus	deified ⓘ
associatedConcept	dream healing ⓘ holistic healing ⓘ
associatedDeity	Apollo ⓘ Athena ⓘ surface form: Athena Paionia Hygieia ⓘ
associatedWith	Hippocratic medical tradition ⓘ restoration of health ⓘ
attribute	ability to resurrect the dead ⓘ healing power ⓘ knowledge of drugs ⓘ
child	Aceso ⓘ Aglaea ⓘ Hygieia ⓘ Iaso ⓘ Panacea ⓘ
cultPractice	incubation sleep in temples ⓘ ritual purification ⓘ votive offerings of body parts ⓘ
culture	Ancient Greek religion ⓘ
deathCause	killed by Zeus ⓘ
deathReason	for raising the dead ⓘ
depictedWith	bearded man ⓘ staff with serpent ⓘ
domain	healing ⓘ medicine ⓘ
father	Apollo ⓘ
influenced	medical symbolism ⓘ modern medical emblems ⓘ
majorSanctuary	Epidaurus ⓘ Kos ⓘ Pergamon ⓘ
mother	Coronis ⓘ
parentageTradition	son of Apollo and Coronis ⓘ
raisedBy	Chiron ⓘ
romanEquivalent	Asclepius self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Aesculapius
sacredAnimal	dog ⓘ snake ⓘ
sacredBird	rooster ⓘ
spouse	Epione ⓘ
symbol	Rod of Asclepius ⓘ serpent-entwined staff ⓘ
worshipPeriod	Classical Greece ⓘ Hellenistic period ⓘ Roman period ⓘ
worshipPlace	Temple of Asclepius ⓘ surface form: Asclepieion
worshipType	healing cult ⓘ

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Soter → appliedTo → Asclepius ⓘ

Coronis → associatedWith → Asclepius ⓘ

Soter → associatedWith → Asclepius ⓘ

this entity surface form: cult of Asclepius Soter

Asclepiades (sons of Asclepius, indirectly) → associatedWithDeity → Asclepius ⓘ

subject surface form: Asclepiades

Tiber Island → associatedWithDeity → Asclepius ⓘ

this entity surface form: Aesculapius

Trikala → associatedWithDeity → Asclepius ⓘ

Hermeticism → associatedWithText → Asclepius ⓘ

Apollo → child → Asclepius ⓘ

Coronis → child → Asclepius ⓘ

Epidaurus → dedicatedTo → Asclepius ⓘ

Pergamon → dedicatedToDeity → Asclepius ⓘ

Asclepiades (sons of Asclepius, indirectly) → descendedFrom → Asclepius ⓘ

subject surface form: Asclepiades

Eshmun → equatedWith → Asclepius ⓘ

this entity surface form: Aesculapius

Serapis → equatedWith → Asclepius ⓘ

Leto → grandparentOf → Asclepius ⓘ

Ancient Greek religion → hasDeity → Asclepius ⓘ

Asclepiades (sons of Asclepius, indirectly) → hasProgenitor → Asclepius ⓘ

subject surface form: Asclepiades

Phlius → hasSanctuaryOf → Asclepius ⓘ

Epidaurus → mainDeity → Asclepius ⓘ

Coronis → parentOf → Asclepius ⓘ

Asclepius → romanEquivalent → Asclepius self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Aesculapius