Asclepius the Healer
10/27/202326 min
Oh Muses! We tell the tale of Asclepius and his heroic deeds. In it we encounter the first Cesarian section, love gone wrong, the off-stage death of a minor character, anatomically named gods, death by honey, and the perils of being the healer.
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First 90 secondsKenny Curtis· Host0:00
The stories featured in Greeking Out are original adaptations of classic Greek myths. This week's story features cesarean section, love gone wrong, the off-stage death of a minor character, anatomically named gods, death by honey, and the perils of being the healer.
Perry Grip· Soundbite0:15
Greeking Out, the greatest stories in history were told in Greek mythology. Greeking Out, gods and heroes, amazing feats. Listen and you'll see it's Greeking Out.
Kenny Curtis· Host0:31
Today, our story starts, as they often do, with a god and a baby. Apollo had fallen in love. Yes, that Apollo, god of light, art, healing, and a bunch of other random stuff like archery, poetry, and the plague. He met the beautiful woman Coronis, and she captured his heart, at least for a little while, or for as long as you can have the heart of an immortal god. And this isn't the first time that Apollo had fallen in love, or even the first story we've told about one of Apollo's loves on this podcast. Remember Cassandra? Apollo was super into her, and she was not super into Apollo. But Coronis and Apollo weren't like that. For a while, they made a really nice couple, and things were going along well, but unfortunately, sometimes love is not meant to last. Stop me if you've heard this one before. It happens a lot with Zeus in particular, right? An immortal god falls for a mortal human