person
Machaon
Son of Asclepius and physician to the Greek army at Troy; his name stands for healing remedies.
Reading notes
- The Art of Love §2.22 Machaon
The physician of the Greeks at Troy; 'the juices of Machaon' are healing remedies, surpassed (Ovid jokes) by reconciliation in bed.
- Letters from the Black Sea §1.3 Machaon's arts
Machaon, son of Asclepius and physician of the Greek army at Troy; here the type of the healer.
- The Cure for Love §16 Machaon
Son of Asclepius and surgeon to the Greeks at Troy; a byword for the healer's skill.