I already know the answer, just wondering if anyone else does....the trivia question of the day.
2006-09-19 06:37:46 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine
Rob, you're the closest so far...
2006-09-19 06:39:59 · update #1
Asclepius was a Greek hero who later became the God of Healing and Medicine. He was the son of Apollo and Coronis.
2006-09-19 06:47:56 · answer #1 · answered by Hannie S 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Asclepius
(ÄsklÄ´pÄs) , Lat. Aesculapius (Äs´´klÄ´pÄs) , legendary Greek physician; son of Apollo and Coronis. His first teacher was the wise centaur Chiron. When he became so skillful in healing that he could revive the dead, Zeus killed him. Apollo persuaded Zeus to make Asclepius the god of medicine. The worship of Asclepius is believed to have originated in Thessaly. Temples were built to him at Epidaurus, Cos, Pergamum, and later Rome, where his worship spread after a plague in 293 Treatments, including massage and baths, were given to the sick. The serpent and the cock were sacred to Asclepius. People who claimed descent from him and those who followed his teachings were known as Asclepiads.
"revive the dead"???!!!!!
2006-09-20 15:16:10 · answer #2 · answered by white skull 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Asclepius : The greek God of healing (or treatment)
his daughter Hyegia : The greek God of health.
Have you ever heard the famous Asclepius maxim :
"" First the word,then the herb..and only then,the knife ""
How impressive!!!
:-)
2006-09-21 17:59:59 · answer #3 · answered by Meonthkiolla 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sounds very Greek; something Hippocrates would name a medical school yearbook.
2006-09-19 13:39:16 · answer #4 · answered by chrstnwrtr 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He's the Greek God of healing and also refers to the snake/staff symbol that Doctors have used for centuries!
2006-09-19 13:39:17 · answer #5 · answered by Rusty Shackleford 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
2 points
2006-09-19 13:38:51 · answer #6 · answered by Donnie Darko 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Greek god of medicine?
2006-09-19 13:39:26 · answer #7 · answered by James T 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋