Named after the god of medicine in classical mythology. He was the son of Apollo by Coronis (some say Larissa) and was raised by the centaur Chiron, who taught him the secrets of medicine. He became a physician to the Argonauts and later came to be looked upon as the inventor as well as the god of medicine (187).
Pronunciation:
Es-cu-LAPE-i-us
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