Ever heard of these words? "Asclepius"
"Panacea"
Chances are you’ve heard of panacea. A panacea is a "cure-all." She was also an ancient Greek goddess of healing. But whoever’s heard of an asclepius??? Asclepius, the ancient Greek god of healing, leant his name to nothing -- at least nothing as widely known as the word "panacea." Why not? I wonder if it’s because he, like most male Greek gods, were bogus -- mere overlays of older female deities. Our ancestors knew it. It was Panacea who was the real thing for them.
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thnx to twmedia for the foto
We at "The Gods Are Bored" salute this worthy entry.
ReplyDeleteYou never heard of him because you are uneducated. Asclepias is Panacea's father. He was taught medicine by the Centaur Chiron and taught his daughters what he had learned.
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