Deity Greek and Roman
Asclepius
Ἀσκληπιός grc Aesculapius la
Greek god of medicine
Overview
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Family tree
As the myths and records give it. Versions differ from source to source.
The family as a list · 19
Kinship in an account 15
- child of (child) Apollo god in Greek and later Roman mythology
- child of (mother) Arsinoe daughter of Leucippus, mother of Asclepius
- child of (child) Coronis goddess from Greek mythology: princess, daughter of Phlegyas, lover of Ischys and Apollo, mother of Asclepius; killed by Apollon and Artemis
- parent of (father) Aceso Greek goddess of healing
- parent of (father) Aegle one of the daughters of Asclepius by Epione
- parent of (father) Hygieia goddess in Greek mythology, personification of health
- parent of (child) Iaso Greek goddess of recuperation from illness
- parent of (child) Machaon character of Greek mythology: son of Asclepius and Coronis, lover of Anticlea; healing hero of the Trojan War; killed by Eurypylus
- parent of (child) Meditrine daughter of Asclepius in Roman and Greek mythology
- parent of (father) Panacea Greek goddess of universal health
- parent of (child) Podalirius mythical son of Asclepius
- parent of (father) Telesphorus Greek and Celtic deity
- parent of (father) Valetudo roman goddess
- partner of (spouse) Coronis character from Greek mythology: lover of Asclepius, mother of Machaon
- partner of (spouse) Epione wife of Asclepius in Greek mythology
Family 4
- parent of (father) Iaso Greek goddess of recuperation from illness
- parent of (father) Machaon character of Greek mythology: son of Asclepius and Coronis, lover of Anticlea; healing hero of the Trojan War; killed by Eurypylus
- parent of (father) Podalirius mythical son of Asclepius
- married to Epione wife of Asclepius in Greek mythology
Connections
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