ASKLEPIOS
Asklepios was a god of medicine and healing in ancient Greek religion. The rod of Asklepios, a snake-entwined staff, remains a symbol of medicine to this day. He was the son of Apollo and a human woman, Coronis. When Asklepios was being born, his mother died. His father, Apollo, had to cut him out of the womb. Beause of this, he was named Asklepios, "to be cut open". Apollo carried him to the centaur Chiron who raised Asklepios and taught him the art of medicine. Asklepios grew so skilled in the craft that he was able to restore the dead to life. Asklepios married Epione, the goddess of soothing pain, with whom he had six daughters: Hygieia, Meditrina, Panacea, Aceso, Laso, and Aglaea. He also had three sons: Machaon, Podaleirios and Telesphoros. His daughters names all reflect the overall theme of "good health". Zeus killed Asklepios with a thunderbolt because he raised Hippolytus from the dead and accepted gold for it.