Asclepiades (sons of Asclepius, indirectly)
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The Asclepiades are a mythological lineage of healers descended from the god Asclepius, revered in ancient Greece as semi-divine physicians and often associated with early medical guilds and traditions.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Asclepiades | 0 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
healer lineage
ⓘ
mythological family ⓘ mythological lineage ⓘ semi-divine physicians ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept |
family-based medical transmission
ⓘ
sacred medicine ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity | Asclepius ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace |
Epidaurus
ⓘ
Kos ⓘ Trikka ⓘ Temple of Asclepius ⓘ
surface form:
sanctuaries of Asclepius
|
| associatedWithRitual |
thanksgiving sacrifices for healing
ⓘ
votive offerings for cures ⓘ |
| associatedWithTradition |
Hippocratic medical tradition
ⓘ
early Greek medical guilds ⓘ |
| culture |
Ancient Greek mythology
ⓘ
Ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| descendedFrom | Asclepius ⓘ |
| field |
healing
ⓘ
medicine ⓘ |
| genealogicalStatus |
descendants of a god
ⓘ
heroic lineage ⓘ |
| hasProgenitor | Asclepius ⓘ |
| influenced |
Greek medical identity
ⓘ
perception of physicians as semi-divine ⓘ |
| linkedToPractice |
dream healing
ⓘ
incubation rituals ⓘ temple medicine ⓘ |
| mythologicalFunction |
explain origins of medical expertise
ⓘ
legitimize medical families ⓘ |
| partOf | Asclepian cult ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Hippocratic medical tradition
ⓘ
surface form:
Hippocratic physicians of Kos
medical dynasties in antiquity ⓘ |
| religiousContext |
Temple of Asclepius
ⓘ
surface form:
Asclepian healing cults
Greek hero cults ⓘ |
| religiousRole |
cultic healers
ⓘ
semi-divine physicians ⓘ |
| representedAs |
family of sacred doctors
ⓘ
line of physician-heroes ⓘ |
| role |
guardians of medical knowledge
ⓘ
intermediaries between gods and patients ⓘ practitioners of ritual healing ⓘ |
| status |
heroic
ⓘ
semi-divine ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Archaic Greece
ⓘ
Classical Greece ⓘ Hellenistic period ⓘ
surface form:
Hellenistic Greece
|
| worshippedAs |
divine helpers
ⓘ
healing heroes ⓘ |