AESCULAPIUS

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Son of Apollo; a hero and the Roman god of medicine and healing; his daughters were Hygeia and Panacea

Synonyms:

Aesculapius; Asclepius; Asklepios

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

Graeco-Roman deity; Greco-Roman deity (a deity of classical mythology)

Derivation:

aesculapian (of or belonging to Aesculapius or the healing art)

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