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health advisory Hospital Doctor Yu 2007-11-8 19:08:45

I already know the answer, just wondering if anyone else does..the trivia question of the day.

Answers:

Asclepius was a Greek hero who later became the God of Healing and Medicine. He was the son of Apollo and Coronis.

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2 points

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It sounds very Greek; something Hippocrates would name a medical school yearbook.

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He's the Greek God of healing and also refers to the snake/staff symbol that Doctors have used for centuries!

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Greek god of medicine?

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Asclepius

(膬skl膿麓p膿s) , Lat. Aesculapius (臅s麓麓kl膩麓p膿s) , legendary Greek physician; son of Apollo and Coronis. His first teacher was the wise centaur Chiron. When he became so skillful in healing that he could revive the dead, Zeus killed him. Apollo persuaded Zeus to make Asclepius the god of medicine. The worship of Asclepius is believed to have originated in Thessaly. Temples were built to him at Epidaurus, Cos, Pergamum, and later Rome, where his worship spread after a plague in 293 Treatments, including massage and baths, were given to the sick. The serpent and the ** were sacred to Asclepius. People who claimed descent from him and those who followed his teachings were known as Asclepiads.

"revive the dead"?!

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Asclepius : The greek God of healing (or treatment)

his daughter Hyegia : The greek God of health.

Have you ever heard the famous Asclepius maxim :

"" First the word,then the herb..and only then,the knife ""

How impressive!

:-)

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