Asclepius (Asklepios, Aesculapius)

Asclepius was one of the few gods that ever died. He was the god of medicine and healed anybody from any disease. His sons and daughters were the first nurses. Hygieia was one of his daughters and she was the first person to use soap and water. He is the son of Apollo and a mortal women named Coronis (the daughter of King Phlegyas of Thessaly).

The Moirae and Hades were both very unhappy because of the unnatural long life spans of the people. When Zeus saw Asclepius accept money for raising the dead, he struck him dead with a thunderbolt lest men learn to evade death. Apollo killed Zeus' Cyclopes in his rage. Serpents and cocks were sacred to him.