Asclepius ─ Collection and Interpretation of the Testimonies/Volumes I and II in One

The legendary Greek healing god, Asclepius, son of Apollo and Coronis, became the patron saint of physicians, who called themselves Asclepiads. The authors collect and analyze the literary references and inscriptions in ancient texts to this deity, his life, his deeds, his cult, and his temples. Part I contains 861 numbered literary and epigraphic testimonies in Greek or Latin with English translations. Part II is a narrative account of the cult of Asclepius that proposes a radical new interpretation of the deity's origins. A new introduction gives background on the authors' lives and careers and points out flaws in their research and assumptions. First published in 1945 by Johns Hopkins University Press. No index. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

Emma J. Edelstein (1904-1958), a classical scholar, received her doctorate from the University of Heidelberg in 1933. She is the author of Xenophontisches und platonisches bild des Sokrates. Ludwig Edelstein (1902-1965), professor of classics, philosophy, and the history of medicine, taught at the Johns Hopkins University, the University of Washington, the University of California, and the Rockefeller Institute (later Rockefeller University). He is the author of The Hippocratic Oath: Text, Translation, Interpretation, The Idea of Progress in Classical Antiquity, and The Meaning of Stoicism. Gary Ferngren is professor of history at Oregon State University.