What is Asclepius?
'''Asclepius''' (also spelled '''Aesculapius''') was a demigod in [[Greek mythology]]. He was the son of [[Apollo]]. He was made god of [[medicine]] and [[healing]]. Ascelpius was the god of medicines and healing and was often associated with [[Imhotep]], the architect of the step [[pyramid]] of [[King Djoser]]. ==References== * Farnell, Lewis Richard. ''Greek Hero Cults and Ideas of Immortality'', (Oxford Clarendon Press, 1921). * Grimal, Pierre, [https://books.google.com/books?id=iOx6de8LUNAC ''The Dictionary of Classical Mythology''], Wiley-Blackwell, 1996, {{ISBN|978-0-631-20102-1}}. pp.&nbsp;62&ndash;63 * Hart, Gerald D. MD. ''Asclepius: The God of Medicine'' (Royal Society of Medicine Press, 2000) {{religion-stub}} [[Category:Greek gods and goddesses]]