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Aesculapius: see Asclepius.
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Asclepius
Latin Aesculapius

Asclepius, from an ivory diptych, 5th century AD; in the Liverpool City Museum, England

Greco-Roman god of medicine. He was the son of Apollo and the nymph Coronis. He learned the art of healing from the Centaur Chiron. Fearful that Asclepius would make humans immortal, Zeus slew him with a thunderbolt. His cult originated in Thessaly and spread throughout Greece. Because he was said to cure the sick in dreams, the practice of sleeping in his temples became common. Asclepius was often represented holding a staff with a serpent coiled around it.

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Aesculapius awards
Aug 01, 1998; Advanstar's 25th annual Aesculapius Awards ceremony took place this year at the Plaza Hotel in New York City on June 18. Named...
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2007 Aesculapius Award Recipients Announced.
Dec 03, 2007; BETHESDA, Md., Dec. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- The North American Menopause Society, Cleveland, OH, received the Annual Aesculapius Award...
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2004 Aesculapius Award Recipients Announced
Dec 30, 2004; BETHESDA, Md., Dec. 30 /U.S. Newswire/ -- American Speech- Language-Hearing Association received the Aesculapius Award for...
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IPRO Wins 2008 Aesculapius Awards.
Dec 29, 2008; The Aesculapius Awards, named for the ancient Greek god of healing, were announced by Dr. Peter G. Goldschmidt, President and...
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The Aesculapius Awards
Nov 01, 1997; Greeks, divine and secular, graced Advanstar's 24th annual Aesculapius Awards ceremonywhich took place September 26 this year at...
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