E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
Escula’pios (Latin, Esculapius).
A disciple of Esculapius means a medical student. Escula’pian, medical. Escula’pios, in Homer, is a “blameless physician,” whose sons were the medical attendants of the Greek army. Subsequently, he was held to be the “god of the medical art.”
