Asklepios: Archetypal Image of the Physician's Existence

According ancient animal Apollo appears Asklepieion Asklepios aspect Athens bears birth called centaur century child Chiron close connection cult cure cypress dark dead death divine dreams Epidauros epiphany event existence expression father figure Fragment Frazer goddess gods Greek grove hand head healer healing hero Hippokrates Homer hymn Iliad inscription Isyllos Italy Kerényi known Koan late later legend light Machaon meaning medicine mentioned mother Museum mysterious myth mythology nature offered original paean Paieon Pausanias physician possible present probably reason regard relation religion religious represented Roman Rome sacred sanctuary seems sense side significance snake sons sources speak statue story symbolic taken temple Thessaly Tiber Island tion tradition translation tree Trikka true turn Type underworld Veiovis vols Votive relief wound Zeus