# Asclepius — WHE Definition Discussion

**URL:** <https://community.worldhistory.org/t/asclepius-whe-definition-discussion/4523>\
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**Created:** [June 20, 2013, 1:51pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/asclepius-whe-definition-discussion/4523 "2013-06-20T13:51:32Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 20, 2013, 1:51pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/asclepius-whe-definition-discussion/4523/1 "2013-06-20T13:51:32Z")

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Asclepius was the ancient Greek god of medicine, and he was also credited with powers of prophecy. The god had several sanctuaries across Greece; the most famous was at Epidaurus which became an important centre of healing in both ancient Greek and Roman times and was the site of athletic, dramatic, and musical games held in Asclepius' honour every four years.

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_This is a companion discussion topic for the original content at [https://www.worldhistory.org/Asclepius/](https://www.worldhistory.org/Asclepius/)._

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**Author:** ![markzcartwright](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/community.worldhistory.org/markzcartwright/32/35_2.png) [@markzcartwright](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/markzcartwright)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2026, 11:42pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/asclepius-whe-definition-discussion/4523/2 "2026-07-28T23:42:55Z")

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