AESCULAPIUS' SNAKE


Meaning of AESCULAPIUS' SNAKE in English

-ēəsˈsn- noun

or aesculapian snake

Usage: usually capitalized A

Etymology: from Aesculapius, god of medicine

: a harmless European snake ( Coluber, or Elaphe, longissimus ) believed to have been held sacred to Aesculapius by the Romans

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