Ἀσκληπιός

A. Asclepios, Il. 2.731, h.Hom. 16, etc.:— hence Ἀσκληπιάδης, ου, ὁ, son of Asclepios, Il. 4.204, al.: in pl., as a name for physicians, Thgn. 432, Pl. R. 405d: also Ἀσκληπίδης, ου, ὁ, in pl., S. Ph. 1333:—Ἀσκληπιασταί, Dor. Ἀσκλαπ‐, οἱ, guild of worshippers of A., IG 2.617 b, 12(1).162 (Rhodes), etc.:—Ἀσκληπιεῖον, τό, temple of Asclepios, Plb. 1.18.2, Str. 17.3.14; ‐ίεια,τά, festival of A., Pl. Ion 530a, IG 2.741 A a14, etc. (also Ἀσκληπίδεια ib.5 (1).659 (Sparta)):—Ἀσκληπιακός, ή, όν, Aristid. Or. 47(23).58, Dam. Pr. 95:—Ἀσκληπιάδειος [στίχος],ὁ, metre employed by Ἀσκληπιάδης, POxy. 220 xiv 9, Heph. 10.3: also Ἀ.,ὁ, physician of the school of Asclepiades, Gal. 11.794. (Ἀσκληπιοῦ is for ‐ιόο in Il. 2.731.

D. is said to have made it proparox. Ἀσκλήπιος, deriving it from ἤπιος, Plu. 2.845b.)