What is Asclepius Scepter?
before I found one with her head screwed on half-way right. GOOD OL’ SIS Sometimes it helps to know an obscure thing or two about the trade for which you are supposedly consulting a professional. In this case, my pre-knowledge of a topic that had cracked the resolve of my doctor was a tidbit imparted to me through a fathomless wealth of knowledge: my sister Martha had told me the story of Asclepius’ Scepter long ago… THE STORY OF ASCLEPIUS & MEDICINE From the beginning it seems that Asclepius was born into the drama of medicine. Originating in Roman mythology, the story has it that Asclepius was born as the son of Koronis and Apollo. As his mother died in labor bearing him, she was laid out on a funeral pyre to be consumed by fire. However, the unborn child within was rescued – literally cut out from her womb. From this he received the name Asklepios “to cut open.” Apollo gave Asclepius to the centaur Kheiron who then raised and instructed him in the arts of medicine. The story of As
