Asclepiades
See also: asclépiades
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἀσκληπιάδης (Asklēpiádēs).
Proper noun
Asclepiades
- (Greek mythology) A child of Asclepius and Epione (or Aristodama).
Hyponyms
- Aceso (daughter), Aglaea (daughter), Hygieia/Hygiea (daughter), Iaso (daughter), Meditrina (daughter), Panacea (daughter), Machaon (son), Podaleirios (son), Telesphoros (son), Aratus (son)
Noun
Asclepiades (plural Asclepiades)
- (Ancient Greece) A member of one of the families that claimed descent from Asclepius, known as physicians or healers.
Synonyms
- Asclepiad