A hand-book of mythology : the myths and legends of ancient Greece and Rome (1884)
Berens, E. M · New York : Clark & Maynard · leaf 185
emple, which served at the same time as a hospital. The statue of Asclepias in the temple at Epidaurus was formed of ivory and gold, and represented him as an old man with a full beard, leaning on a staff round which a serpent is climbing. The serpent was the distinguish¬ ing symbol of this… … function of Hygeia was to maintain the health of the com¬ munity, which great blessing was supposed to be brought by her as a direct and beneficent gift from the gods. AESCULAPIUS. The worship of iEsculapius was introduced into Eome from Epidaurus, whence the statue of the god of healing (73) M
Mythology, Classical
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