The City of God · Character
Aesculapius
Roman god of medicine and healing, son of Apollo, worshipped for cures.
minor
Also known as O Aesculapius
First appearance: part i book i
Aesculapius shows up with force in XII. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Noted as having left Epidaurus for Rome to practice medicine.
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In XII: Noted as having left Epidaurus for Rome to practice medicine. Later, in Chapter XVII: God of medicine brought from Epidaurus during a plague; Augustine mocks his inability to prevent the pestilence or help…
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- Other
Character groups
- Pagan Gods of Healing and War
- Patriarchs and Pagan Figures
- Diverse Historical and Biblical Figures
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- XII
- Chapter XVII
- XXII
- Concerning the three kinds of gods about which the pontiff Scaevola has discoursed
- XXIII
- XXVI
- XVI
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