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... > Classical Mythology and Ancient History > gods ~ classical mythology > lesser divinities of Heaven ~ birth and healing > (story of) Aesculapius (Asclepius) > specific aspects, allegorical aspects of Aesculapius; Aesculapius as patron > veneration of Aesculapius > cult of Aesculapius introduced in Rome > Aesculapius in the shape of a serpent (or dragon) arrives at Rome and hides himself among the reeds of the Tiber island

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92F27913Aesculapius in the shape of a serpent (or dragon) arrives at Rome and hides himself among the reeds of the Tiber island  

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Subject

  • Aesculapius
  • allegory
  • ancient history
  • birth
  • classical antiquity
  • cult
  • dragon
  • goddess
  • gods
  • healing
  • heaven
  • hiding
  • hiding oneself
  • history
  • honouring
  • island
  • mythology
  • patron
  • reed
  • Rome
  • serpent
  • Tiber (river)
  • veneration

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