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We are pleased to offer this statue reproduction of the Greek Father of Medicine and God of Healing, Asclepios (Asklepios, Aesculapius). This reproduction would make a wonderful gift for a doctor, medical student, someone the medicine profession or a history buff. Asklepios Statue is made from compound stone, green brown bronze finish, black marble base, 14.25"H x 4" x 4".

NOTE: This sculpture is from the retired Alva Statue / Stonemasters product line. We only have a few left. Once sold, they are retired and are no longer available.

About Asclepios:
"Asclepius was a Greek hero who later become the Greek god of medicine and healing. The son of Apollo and Coronis, Asclepius had five daughters, Aceso, Iaso, Panacea, Aglaea and Hygieia. He was worshipped throughout the Greek world but his most famous sanctuary was located in Epidaurus which is situated in the northeastern Peloponnese. The main attribute of Asclepius is a physician's staff with an Asclepian snake wrapped around it; this is how he was distinguished in the art of healing, and his attribute still survives to this day as the symbol of the modern medical profession. The cock was also sacred to Asclepius and was the bird they sacrificed as his altar."

--"Asclepius." Encyclopedia Mythica from Encyclopedia Mythica Online.

[Accessed December 04, 2006].

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