#ancient healing

• Asclepius — The name of the god of medicine and healing in Greek mythology (transposed as Aesculapius in Roman mythology), son of Apollo and Coronis, structurally represented with a staff entwined by a serpent (the universal symbol of medicine). In a historical sense, the term can refer to the ancient medical school and to the asclepieions, the temple-sanatoriums where therapeutic rituals and early surgical or holistic treatment techniques were practiced.
• Asclepius — Hero and god of medicine, healing, and regeneration in Greek mythology, later identified in the Roman pantheon as Aesculapius. Son of Apollo and Coronis, instructed in the art of healing by the centaur Chiron, he symbolizes ancestral therapeutic knowledge, sacred medical science, and the ability to restore biological balance, being iconographically represented holding a staff entwined by a serpent.