Research Paper On Asklepios

Describe the Asklepios cult Asklepios is the god of medicine. He is born between the Apollo and mortal Coronis. Before he was delivered to the world, his mother fell in love with Ischys, so Apollo let Artemis murder Coronis in his anger. As Coronis, however, was burnt on a funeral pyre, Apollo took the unborn child out from her womb. Then, Apollo brought his son to centaur Chiron to raise the baby, and, for this reason, Asklepos have learned the art of medicine from Chiron. After grown up by Chiron, He won a fame not only to heal all kinds of sick, but even to raise the dead. There are two traditions of which Asklepios obtained his capacity to heal. First, he got the blood which Athena drew from Gorgo, which make him call the dead. Second, someday, he was in the house of Glaucus, he discovered a serpent twined round staff, and he killed it. Then, another serpent came to the one killed, bringing a herb into the mouse of the killed serpent. This made it revived, so Asklepios saw that and used the same herb to people, which got the effect to revive people. …show more content…
However, he moved to sky as a star by Zeus gotten the request of Apollo. The Asklepios cult was popular all over Greece as a Folk belief. The temples of the belief were placed in suburban area, such as on hill or near wells because people believed that these places have a power to heal. Many people visited not only to worship Asklepios, but also to cure their sickness. In the temple of Asklepios, nobody can die and bear