Asclepiad (Greek)
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It is uncertain as to who an Asclepiad was. Some theories hold that they were priests of an Asclepion in ancient Greece.<ref name=rutkow21> Rutkow 1993, p. 21 </ref> The Asclepiadae could also have been a guild in honour of Asclepius, the greek god of healing, separate from the healing temples and closely related to Hippocratic tradition. It may also be a group of people who claimed to be descended from Asclepius.<ref name=jones39> Jones 1868, p. 39 </ref>
[edit] See also
- Hippocrates, who was raised as an Asclepiad.
[edit] References
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[edit] Bibliography
- Jones, W. H. S. (1868), Hippocrates Collected Works I, Cambridge Harvard University Press.
- Rutkow, Ira M. (1993), Surgery: An Illustrated History, London and Southhampton: Elsevier Science Health Science div, ISBN 0-801-6-6078-5.
