Aesculapius
Roman · deity · middle republic · Recorded classification
Healing god brought from Epidaurus to Rome in the account of the plague; son of Apollo and Coronis.
Parentage
- father: ApolloOvid, Metamorphoses 15.622–645 (primary)
- mother: CoronisOvid, Metamorphoses 15.622–645 (primary)
Relations
- father: ApolloOvid, Metamorphoses 15.622–645 (primary)
- mother: CoronisOvid, Metamorphoses 15.622–645 (primary)
- counterpart of: AsclepiusTradition-specific counterpart; this link does not transfer parentage.Ovid, Metamorphoses 15.622–745 (primary)
Sources
- existence and tradition-specific description: Ovid, Metamorphoses 15.622–745 (primary)