It is uncertain as to who an Asclepiad was. Some theories hold that they were priests of an Asclepion in ancient Greece. The Asclepiadae could also have been a guild in honour of Asclepius, the Greek god of healing, separate from the healing temples and closely related...
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An asclepiad may be: A plant of the former family Asclepiadaceae A a type of metrical line used in lyric poetry An Asclepiad (Greek) was ancient Greek of uncertain profession, possibly, a physician or priest. References...
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asclepiad -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia |
Britannica online encyclopedia article on asclepiad: Greek lyric verse later used by Latin poets such as Catullus, Horace, and Seneca. The asclepiad consisted of an aeolic nucleus, a choriamb to ...
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asclepiad: Definition and Much More from Answers.com |
As·cle·pi·ad n. (Gr. & L. Pros.) A choriambic verse, first used by the Greek poet Asclepias, consisting of four feet, viz., a ... Results for asclepiad...
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asclepiad: Information and Much More from Answers.com |
asclepiad any plant of the family Asclepiadaceae ... Results for asclepiad...
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Definition of Asclepiad in the Online Dictionary. Meaning of Asclepiad. Pronunciation of Asclepiad. Translations of Asclepiad. Asclepiad synonyms, ... asclepiad - any plant of the family Asclepiadaceae...
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Definition of Asclepias butterfly in the Online Dictionary. Meaning of Asclepias butterfly. Pronunciation of Asclepias butterfly. Translations of Asclepias butterfly. ... (Zool.) a large, handsome, ...
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Greek Medicine | Hippocrates | Rationality & Medicine |
This first Greek edition of Hippocrates’ complete works benefited from Aldus Manutius’ careful editing, which made its text the standard for the Greek Corpus for over a century...
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ASCLD - What does ASCLD stand for? Acronyms and abbreviations by the ... |
What does ASCLD stand for? Definition of ASCLD in the list of acronyms and abbreviations provided by the Free Online Dictionary and Thesaurus. ... All content on this website, including dictionary, ...
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Mythology: Arabic Ophiuchus - Greek Aesculapius - Egyptian Akhenaton |
Epicharmus, as an Asclepiad (Asclepius was a Greek god of medicine and son of Apollo), was descended from the Sun."