Statue of Asklepios
Statue of Asklepios
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Published 2018-10-10T09:36:46+00:00
This is a marble sculpture of Asklepios. Asclepius was a hero and god of medicine in ancient Greek religion and mythology. Asclepius represents the healing aspect of the medical arts; his daughters are Hygieia ("Hygiene", the goddess/personification of health, cleanliness, and sanitation), Iaso (the goddess of recuperation from illness), Aceso (the goddess of the healing process), Aglæa/Ægle (the goddess of the glow of good health), and Panacea (the goddess of universal remedy). He was associated with the Roman/Etruscan god Vediovis and the Egyptian Imhotep. He was one of Apollo's sons, sharing with Apollo the epithet Paean ("the Healer"). The rod of Asclepius, a snake-entwined staff, remains a symbol of medicine today. Those physicians and attendants who served this god were known as the Therapeutae of Asclepius.
The statue was discovered in the sanctuary of Asklepios at Epidauros
| Date published | 10/10/2018 |
| Title | Statue of Asklepios |
| Date | 3rd-4th century AD |
| Period | Ancient |
| Medium | Marble |
| Artist | Unknown artist |
| Place | National Archaeological Museum of Athens |
