I get the strong impression that the Greek “gods” — outlaw nordic aliens — and doctors like Asclepius (statue above), whose father was a god (Apollo) were very real, and very present (and sometimes in tyrannical, raping, bisexual, and other outrageous ways) in the lives of the Greeks of the Mycenean Age (1600-1100 BC).
Ever since Google Images in color, we have seen that Greco-Roman statues reveal the sculptors had painted the hair yellow.
This was also the time of the Trojan War, which, as Heinrich Schliemman proved a century ago, really happened, however much it was embroidered later by Homer. Also, King Agamemnon has been proven to have existed.
Asclepius was taught healing by his father, the “god” Apollo, but after resurrecting three dead men — Hippolytus, Hymenaeus and Glaucus — Zeus killed him.
(From https://www.thecollector.com/asclepius/)
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Asclepius was frequently depicted as a middle-aged man, bare-chested, in a long tunic and holding a large staff with a snake wrapped around it.
The staff with the snake wrapped around it remains a prominent symbol of medicine in the contemporary world, and it is in the logo for the World Health Organization (WHO).
There are two theories behind Asclepius’ association with snakes. The first was that Asclepius healed a snake from illness or injury, and in exchange, the snake taught him secrets of medicine. The second story was that Asclepius had grown so powerful that he could heal a snakebite, one of the most fatal injuries in the ancient world. Snakes were also thought of as divine beings with healing abilities in ancient Greece.
Asclepius br[ought] well-known names back from the dead including Hippolytus, Hymenaeus and Glaucus.
….Wiki on Apollo:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo
Apollo sired many children, from mortal women and nymphs as well as the goddesses.
Apollo of the Belvedere, second century AD
His children grew up to be physicians, musicians, poets, seers or archers. Many of his sons founded new cities and became kings. They were all usually very beautiful.
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Hyperborea
Hyperborea, the mystical land of eternal spring, venerated Apollo above all the gods. The Hyperboreans always sang and danced in his honor and hosted Pythian games.[154] There, a vast forest of beautiful trees was called “the garden of Apollo”. Apollo spent the winter months among the Hyperboreans.[155][156] His absence from the world caused coldness and this was marked as his annual death. No prophecies were issued during this time.[157] He returned to the world during the beginning of the spring. The Theophania festival was held in Delphi to celebrate his return.[158]
It is said that Leto came to Delos from Hyperborea accompanied by a pack of wolves. Henceforth, Hyperborea became Apollo’s winter home and wolves became sacred to him. His intimate connection to wolves is evident from his epithet Lyceus, meaning wolf-like. But Apollo was also the wolf-slayer in his role as the god who protected flocks from predators. The Hyperborean worship of Apollo bears the strongest marks of Apollo being worshipped as the sun god. Shamanistic elements in Apollo’s cult are often liked to his Hyperborean origin, and he is likewise speculated to have originated as a solar shaman.[159][160] Shamans like Abaris and Aristeas were also the followers of Apollo, who hailed from Hyperborea.
In myths, the tears of amber Apollo shed when his son Asclepius died became the waters of the river Eridanos, which surrounded Hyperborea. Apollo also buried in Hyperborea the arrow which he had used to kill the Cyclopes. He later gave this arrow to Abaris.[161]
Celtic epithets and cult titles
Apollo was worshipped throughout the Roman Empire. In the traditionally Celtic lands, he was most often seen as a healing and sun god. He was often equated with Celtic gods of similar character.[41]
- Apollo Atepomarus (“the great horseman” or “possessing a great horse”). Apollo was worshipped at Mauvières (Indre). Horses were, in the Celtic world, closely linked to the sun.[42]
- Apollo Belenus (‘bright’ or ‘brilliant’). This epithet was given to Apollo in parts of Gaul, Northern Italy and Noricum (part of modern Austria). Apollo Belenus was a healing and sun god.[43]
- Apollo Cunomaglus (‘hound lord’). A title given to Apollo at a shrine at Nettleton Shrub, Wiltshire. May have been a god of healing. Cunomaglus himself may originally have been an independent healing god.[44]
- Apollo Grannus. Grannus was a healing spring god, later equated with Apollo.[45][46][47]
- Apollo Maponus. A god known from inscriptions in Britain. This may be a local fusion of Apollo and Maponus.
- Apollo Moritasgus (‘masses of sea water’). An epithet for Apollo at Alesia, where he was worshipped as god of healing and, possibly, of physicians.[48]
- Apollo Vindonnus (‘clear light’). Apollo Vindonnus had a temple at Essarois, near Châtillon-sur-Seine in present-day Burgundy. He was a god of healing, especially of the eyes.[46]
- Apollo Virotutis (‘benefactor of mankind?’). Apollo Virotutis was worshipped, among other places, at Fins d’Annecy (Haute-Savoie) and at Jublains (Maine-et-Loire).[47][49]
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….See also
Jesus, Mary Magdalene and Leonardo — secret messages in “The Last Supper”? A WARNING TO ENEMIES
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