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Proper Noun

1. 1
   A healer and a son of Asclepius and his lover, Aristodama, and the paternal halfbrother of Aceso, Aglaea, Hygieia, Iaso, Meditrina, Panacea, Machaon, Podaleirios, Telesphoros. Greek
2. 2
   An ancient Greek didactic poet.

Synonyms

All synonyms

acesoasclepiusmachaon

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἄρᾱτος (Árātos, literally “the one prayed for”).

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