The god of medicine Aesculapius relieved suffering and brought the dead back to life. He is accompanied by a snake (here sculpted above his right shoulder). The sloughing of its skin is the symbol of continual rebirth.
The god of medicine Aesculapius relieved suffering and brought the dead back to life. He is accompanied by a snake (here sculpted above his right shoulder). The sloughing of its skin is the symbol of continual rebirth.
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