Asclepius Sightings

Plutus by Aristophanes 381BC
In this ancient comedy, Plutus, the god of wealth, is healed of blindness in a temple of Asclepius.
A Description of Greece by Pausanias 101 - 200
Get the low down on what it was like to visit an ancient temple of Asclepius from a dude who actually was there.
The Metamorphoses by Ovid 101 - 200
Check out all the details of Asclepius' gory birth in this classic collection of mythological poems.
Marvel Comics 2006
The god of medicine pops up to do some healing in the Marvel Universe, making his first appearance in Ares #4.
God of War 2010
In the God of War comic book series, Kratos travels to the Spire of Asclepius in search of a cure for his plague-ridden daughter, Calliope.
The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan 2011
In this book from the Heroes of Olympus series, Vitellus is a descendant of Asclepius and tries to fill his ancestor's shoes by becoming a medic.