The mythology of Greece and Rome : with special reference to its use in art (1894)
Seemann, Otto, 1825-1901, Bianchi, George Henry · New York : Harper & Bros. · leaf 115
lencewhich for years had depopulated town and country. TheSibylline books were consulted, and they recommendedthat Asclepius of Epidaurus should be brought to Rome.The story goes that the sacred serpent of the god followed the Roman ambassadors of its own accord, and chosefor its abode the Insula… … Fig. 32.—Asclepius. Berlin. THE OODS OF OLVMPUS. iia In art, Asolopius is represented as a Jjennled man of ripe years,with sinj^uiariy nol)le features, from whieli tlie kindly benevoleiiee ofa benefactor of nianlxind loolvs forth. Ife is generally accompaniedby a serpent, as a synil)ol of…
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