Asclepius

Also known as: Æsculapius · Family: Gods · Role: healer · First appears: Sophocles, Philoctetes — Scene 7

Life events

• Heracles announces that Asclepius will go to Troy to relieve Philoctetes' pain.(Sophocles, Philoctetes — Scene 7 · 📍 Troy)
  • With: Heracles Philoctetes
  • “Guard thou him, and he thee! and I will send Asclepius Troyward to relieve thy pain.”
• Zeus kills Asclepius, prompting Apollo to retaliate against the Cyclops.(Euripides, Alcestis — Scene 1)
  • With: Apollo Zeus
  • “for Jove was the cause, by slaying my son Æsculapius, hurling the lightning against his breast: whereat enraged, I slay the Cyclops”

Sophocles, Philoctetes — Scene 7

• with Heracles (Heracles promises to send Asclepius to heal Philoctetes.) “And I will send Asclepius Troyward to relieve thy pain.”
• with Philoctetes (Asclepius is identified as the healer of Philoctetes.) “And I will send Asclepius Troyward to relieve thy pain.”

Euripides, Alcestis — Scene 1

• parent: Apollo “for Jove was the cause, by slaying my son Æsculapius, hurling the lightning against his breast”
• parent: Zeus “for Jove was the cause, by slaying my son Æsculapius, hurling the lightning against his breast”
• enemies with Zeus “for Jove was the cause, by slaying my son Æsculapius, hurling the lightning against his breast”

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Extracted from the original text of Greek Tragedy. Made with Rho MD.