Asclepius (Greek Asklepios; Latin Aesculapius). Asclepius was the son of Apollo and a mortal woman, Coronis, daughter of Phlegyas. He was a god (or hero) of healing, who learned his art from the centaur Chiron. His main cult was at Epidauros and included a sacred snake; lesser shrines existed at Athens and Cos. Sick people slept at his shrine, and the god sent them dreams concerning cures for their maladies. (The most detailed extant description of this process is Aristides's Sacred Tales). The Asclepiadae, a famous clan or guild of doctors, traced their descent and wisdom from Asclepius.

Atlas. A Titan and the son of Uranus and Gaea, Atlas was punished for rebelling with the other Titans against Zeus. He was condemned to hold up the sky on his shoulders.

Bendis. A Thracian goddess of hunting and fertility (similar to Artemis...