God

Asclepius

Ἀσκληπιός

Roman: Aesculapius

Overview

God of medicine and healing.

Olympian descendants

Rod of Asclepius, serpent

Son of Apollo and Coronis in the common tradition.

No children recorded.

Beyond Antiquity

Asclepius still appears in the modern world through language, science, medicine, astronomy or culture.

Today: The Rod of Asclepius remains one of the world's best-known symbols of medicine.

Asclepius was the Greek god associated with healing and medicine. His staff entwined by a single snake became an enduring medical symbol.