Asclepius
ID: GIDDCOMU16
View of a statue of Asclepius, the god of healing. Note the "feeding" of an "egg," in Asclepius's right hand, to a snake—the typical symbol of Asclepius.
Compare the statue of his daughter, Hygeia, feeding an egg to a snake—also from Cos.
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Keywords: Asclepius, Snake, Egg, Statue, Marble, Museum, Archaeological, Cos, Kos, Dodecanese, Island, Greece, GIDDCOMU16