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ASKLEPIOS
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• ASKLEPIOS (noun)
The noun ASKLEPIOS has 1 sense:
1. son of Apollo; a hero and the Roman god of medicine and healing; his daughters were Hygeia and Panacea
Familiarity information: ASKLEPIOS used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
Son of Apollo; a hero and the Roman god of medicine and healing; his daughters were Hygeia and Panacea
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Aesculapius; Asclepius; Asklepios
Instance hypernyms:
Graeco-Roman deity; Greco-Roman deity (a deity of classical mythology)
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