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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 transforms himself into a serpent (or dragon) and leaves Epidaurus by ship

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92F27912Aesculapius transforms himself into a serpent (or dragon) and leaves Epidaurus by ship  

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  • Aesculapius
  • allegory
  • ancient history
  • birth
  • classical antiquity
  • cult
  • dragon
  • goddess
  • gods
  • healing
  • heaven
  • history
  • honouring
  • mythology
  • patron
  • Rome
  • serpent
  • ship
  • transformation
  • veneration

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