entity_sources: ENT_ASCLEPIUS, SRC_HOMER_ILIAD_ODYSSEY, direct attestation
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| entity_id | source_id | evidence_type | source_note |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENT_ASCLEPIUS | SRC_HOMER_ILIAD_ODYSSEY | direct attestation | Asclepius is named in Iliad II.729-733 as the father of the two healers Machaon and Podalirius, who command men from Tricca; he is called "the blameless physician"; this is the primary Homeric attestation of Asclepius, before his later development into a healer god |