In ancient Greece, the asclepion was a healing temple dedicated to Asclepius, the God of Medicine. Asclepius learned the art of surgery from the centaur Chiron and had the ability to raise the dead. The Rod of Asclepius is a roughhewn branch entwined with a single serpent.
Sunday, February 12, 2012
Asclepion
"Wherever the art of medicine is loved, there also is love of humanity." - Hippocrates
Image of statue of Asclepius shown under Creative Commons Attribution license.
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