asklapios

Updated: May 20, 2025

The gods also of the mariner, Castor and Polydeukes or, in Roman form, Pollux, the god of traffic Hermes the Roman Mercurius and the god of healing, Asklapios or Aesculapius, became early known to the Romans, although their public worship only began at a later period.

Theodor Mommsen - The History of Rome (Volumes 1-5)

The gods also of the mariner, Castor and Polydeukes or, in Roman form, Pollux, the god of traffic Hermes the Roman Mercurius and the god of healing, Asklapios or Aesculapius, became early known to the Romans, although their public worship only began at a later period.

Theodor Mommsen - The History of Rome, Book I : The Period Anterior to the Abolition of the Monarchy