Asclepiusm, 20th Anniversary of World Health Organization (WHO) - 21st of UNICEF, Republic of Cyprus
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Title
Asclepiusm, 20th Anniversary of World Health Organization (WHO) - 21st of UNICEF, Republic of Cyprus
Description
This stamp depicts a marble statue of Asclepius excavated at Salamis and dating from the Roman period 2nd century A.D. It is in the Cyprus Museum. Asclepius was the son of Apollo by Coronis. At birth his father had carried him off to the cave of Cheiron the Centaur where he learnt the arts of medicine and chase. He became so skilled in surgery and the use of drugs that he is revered as the founder of medicine and is known as the God of Medicine. The Goddess Athena had given him two phials of the Gorgon Medusa's blood; with one he could raise the dead with the other destroy instantly. Asclepius’ image holding a curative serpent was set among the stars by Zeus. (Extract from: The Greek Myths Volume I)
Source
Cyprus Post, Republic of Cyprus
Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία, Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία
Publisher
Library of Cyprus University of Technology
Digital Heritage Research Lab of Cyprus University of Technology
Date
Contributor
Designer: A. Tassos
Rights
Απαγορεύεται η δημοσίευση ή αναπαραγωγή, ηλεκτρονική ή άλλη χωρίς τη γραπτή συγκατάθεση του δημιουργού.
Relation
www.cypruspost.gov.cy
Format
TIFF
Language
EL, EN
Type
Identifier
1968-HEALTH ORG-50M
Coverage
35.160417, 33.346556
Provenance
Aspioti - Elka, Athens
Files
Collection
Citation
Cyprus Post, Republic of Cyprus and Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία, Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία, “Asclepiusm, 20th Anniversary of World Health Organization (WHO) - 21st of UNICEF, Republic of Cyprus ,” Αψίδα, accessed November 23, 2024, https://apsida.cut.ac.cy/items/show/12645.