HyperDic: aesculapius

English > 1 sense of the word Aesculapius:
NOUNperson Aesculapius, Asclepius, Asklepiosson of Apollo
English > Aesculapius: 1 sense > noun 1, person
Meaningson of Apollo; a hero and the Roman god of medicine and healing; his daughters were Hygeia and Panacea.
SynonymsAsclepius, Asklepios
Instance ofGreco-Roman deity, Graeco-Roman deityA deity of classical mythology
SpanishAsclepio, Esculapio
CatalanAsclepi, Esculapi
Adjectivesaesculapianof or belonging to Aesculapius or the healing art

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