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Asclepius

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Some people say that Asclepius, the god of medicine, was never a god at all. Instead, he was just a mortal man who just so happened to be the best doctor ever. Asclepius was so skilled at healing that he even figured out how to bring people back from the dead. (That's about as good as it gets.) Zeus, however, was not impressed with Asclepius' talent for zombie-making, and the king of the gods zapped the good doctor with a lightning bolt.

Basic Information

Name	Asclepius
Nickname	Dr. A
Sex	Male
Current city	The stars, the Underworld, or Olympus (depends on who you ask)

Work & Education

Occupation	God of Medicine and Healing and/or Best Mortal Doctor Ever
Education	Chiron's School of Healing

Beliefs

Political views

I only care about healing everyone, no matter their allegiances.

Family & Friends (& Enemies)

Parents	Apollo (Dad) Corios (Mom)
Siblings	None
Children	Hygeia (goddess of health) Panaceia (goddess of cure-alls) Aigle (goddess of radiant good health) Iaso (goddess of cures) Akeso (goddess of the process of healing) Podaleirios (mortal son, legendary healer) Machaon (mortal son, legendary healer)
Friends	Chiron
Enemies	Nosoi (spirits of disease)

Relationships

Relationship status	Married to Epione (goddess of soothing pain)
Interested in	My lovely wife

Favorites

TV Shows	Coma House Grey's Anatomy The Walking Dead ER Lost
Quotations	"The poets did well to conjoin music and medicine, because the office of medicine is but to tune the curious harp of man's body." – Francis Bacon Jr. "Earth has no sorrow that heaven cannot heal." – Sir Thomas More "Health is not valued till sickness comes." – Thomas Fuller "Heal the world. Make it a better place. For you and for me And the entire human race." – from "Heal the World" by Michael Jackson (me and Hygeia's song) "You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one. I hope someday you'll join us And the world will live as one." – from "Imagine" by John Lennon
Books	The Plague by Albert Camus Angels in America by Tony Kushner The Death of Ivan Ilyich by Leo Tolstoy "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost Frankenstein by Mary Shelley As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner "In the Waiting Room" by Elizabeth Bishop Gray's Anatomy by Henry Gray Oh, the Places You'll Go! by Dr. Seuss The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
Music	Imagine by John Lennon Everybody Hurts by R.E.M What a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong The Healer by John Lee Hooker and Santana Three Little Birds by Bob Marley Heal the World by Michael Jackson Dr. Love by Kiss Dr. Jones by Aqua (What can I say, I have a guilty pleasure…)
Movies	Patch Adams Awakenings Night of the Living Dead How to Survive a Plague The Waiting Room Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb Gandhi Life is Beautiful

Activities & Interests

Likes	Pharmacies Universal healthcare Hand sanitizer
Interests	Medicine Healing
Groups	Doctors Without Borders International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement Amnesty International

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