Asclepius, god of medicine in ancient Greek mythology

Asclepius or Hepius, hero and god of medicine in ancient Greek religion and mythology. With serpent-entwined staff and serpents. Copperplate engraving by Pieter Bodart (1676-1712) from Henricus Spoor's Deorum et Heroum, Virorum et Mulierum Illustrium Imagines Antiquae Illustatae, Gods and Heroes, Men and Women, Illustrated with Antique Images, Petrum, Amsterdam, 1715. First published as FavissE utriusque antiquitatis tam RomanE quam GrEcE in 1707. Henricus Spoor was a Dutch physician, classical scholar, poet and writer, fl. 1694-1716

18th Century Antique Images Asclepius Deorum Et Heroum Gods And Heroes Greek Myth Henricus Spoor Medallion Men And Women Pieter Bodart Roman Myth Serpents

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