Asclepius - Greco-Roman God of Medicine, Son of Apollo - Marble Base - Museum Reproduction - Head Bust

Item Specifics

Condition: New, Made in Greece.
Material: Casting Stone
Height: 28 cm - 11 inches
Width: 20 cm - 7.9 inches
Length: 10 cm - 3,9 inches
Weight: 2670 g

Asclepius is a hero and god of medicine in ancient Greek religion and mythology. He is the son of Apollo and Coronis, or Arsinoe, or of Apollo alone. Asclepius represents the healing aspect of the medical arts; his daughters are Hygieia ("Hygiene", the goddess of cleanliness), Iaso (the goddess of recuperation from illness), Aceso (the goddess of the healing process), Aegle (the goddess of good health), Panacea (the goddess of universal remedy). He has several sons as well. He was associated with the Roman/Etruscan god Vediovis and the Egyptian Imhotep. He shared with Apollo the epithet Paean ("the Healer"). The rod of Asclepius, a snake-entwined staff, remains a symbol of medicine today. Those physicians and attendants who served this god were known as the Therapeutae of Asclepius.