asclepius

/AE1 S K L IY1 P Y AH0 S/
noun
  1. 1

    (Greek mythology) A Greek mythological deity, the god of doctors, medicine and healing; a son of Apollo and the Thessalian princess Coronis, husband to the goddess Epione and father of the Asclepiades; identified with the Roman god Aesculapius.

  2. 2

    (astronomy) The Apollo asteroid 4581 Asclepius.