Induku ye-Asclepius (Aesculapius)

Induku ka-Asclepius noma i-Aesculapius - uphawu lwesiGreki lwasendulo oluhlotshaniswa nokubhula ngezinkanyezi nokuphulukiswa kweziguli ngosizo lwemithi. Induku ka-Aesculapius ifanekisela ubuciko bokuphulukisa, ukuhlanganisa inyoka echithayo, okuwuphawu lokuphindukuzalwa nokuzala, ngodondolo, uphawu lwamandla afanele unkulunkulu Wemithi. Inyoka egoqa induku ngokuvamile yaziwa ngokuthi i-Elaphe longissima snake, eyaziwa nangokuthi i-Asclepius noma i-Asclepius snake. Itholakala eningizimu yeYurophu, e-Asia Minor nasezingxenyeni ze-Central Europe, ngokusobala ilethwa amaRoma ngenxa yezakhiwo zayo zokwelapha.