Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Apollo's son, the god of medicine.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- proper noun Greek mythology Ancient Greek god of medicine and healing. Roman name:
Aesculapius .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun son of Apollo; a hero and the Roman god of medicine and healing; his daughters were Hygeia and Panacea
Etymologies
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word Asclepius.
Examples
-
I saw again the arrow-stricken youth, whom we call Asclepius (but never knew thus tormented -- as with his father's arrows!) and again the Maid of the Wheel, Fortune as I suppose: but with us the wheel is not so manifestly bitter.
Earthwork out of Tuscany Being Impressions and Translations of Maurice Hewlett
-
Before her new play, "Asclepius," opened a few weeks ago, Ellen Stewart said a few words to the adoring audience at La MaMa, which she founded in 1961 and of which she is still the artistic director.
WN.com - Articles related to German carmakers see sales improvements
-
I found myself in the corridor next to Asclepius, who was looking slightly green.
Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » The Five Page Challenge!
-
He commanded that all music in the city cease and the temple to Asclepius, the god of healing, in Ecbatana be burned to the ground.
-
“Cin – Leslie,” Asclepius said into the mouthpiece.
Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » The Five Page Challenge!
-
Alexander was carried to his nearby ship, where some sources report that Critodemus, a physician from the Greek island of Cos and a descendant of the legendary healer Asclepius, removed the arrow.
-
Alexander was carried to his nearby ship, where some sources report that Critodemus, a physician from the Greek island of Cos and a descendant of the legendary healer Asclepius, removed the arrow.
-
Alexander was carried to his nearby ship, where some sources report that Critodemus, a physician from the Greek island of Cos and a descendant of the legendary healer Asclepius, removed the arrow.
-
He commanded that all music in the city cease and the temple to Asclepius, the god of healing, in Ecbatana be burned to the ground.
-
He commanded that all music in the city cease and the temple to Asclepius, the god of healing, in Ecbatana be burned to the ground.
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.