Apollo the Physician
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Apollo the Physician is an aspect of the Greek god Apollo associated with healing and medicine, invoked alongside Asclepius, Hygieia, and Panacea in the Hippocratic Oath. He embodies the broader divine patronage of health.
When
- First attested
- 500 BCE
- Attested period
- -500 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Cited in the Hippocratic Oath, a text of the 5th‑4th century BC.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Aesculapian Snakes, Glycon
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“The original Hippocratic Oath began with the invocation "I swear by Apollo the Physician and by Asclepius and by Hygieia and Panacea and by all the gods ...".”
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