Asclepius
Asclepius is the Greek god of medicine, taught by the centaur Chiron and killed by Zeus' thunderbolt for raising the dead. His sanctuary at Epidaurus was a healing hospital where the sick slept and received the god's dream-prescription, and his serpent-entwined staff is still the sign of medicine.
Correspondences
- Planetary Correspondence
- Mercury
Offerings
- Offerings
- BreadWineIncenseHealing actsCocks
Sacred timing
- Sacred Timing
Symbols and forms
- Alternate Names
- AesculapiusAsklepios
- Gender Expression
- Masculine
- Titles
- God of MedicineThe HealerSerpent-Bearer
- Symbols
- Rod of asclepiusSerpentRoosterStaff
Practice
- Invocation Approach
- ToneSteady clinicalAddressAsclepiusThe HealerSerpent-BearerRelationshipPhysician who paid for knowledgeWarningHe was punished for raising the deadResonanceHealers the sick those in recovery
- Modern Practice
Asclepius is called on by healers and by the sick: for diagnosis, for the discipline of a treatment, and for the dream that names what is wrong. His cult was never about miracles alone — the inscription at Epidaurus records the cure and the fee.
Nature and meaning
- Domain
- HealingMedicinePhysiciansSerpentsResurrectionDreamsHealth
- Mythology Summary
Asclepius is the Greek god of medicine, taught by the centaur Chiron and killed by Zeus' thunderbolt for raising the dead. His sanctuary at Epidaurus was a healing hospital where the sick slept and received the god's dream-prescription, and his serpent-entwined staff is still the sign of medicine.
Details
- Correspondences
- ColorsWhiteGreenGoldScentsFrankincenseRosemarySageMetalsSilverTinAnimalsSerpentRoosterDog
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