Thessalus

Thessalus in Wikipedia

In Greek mythology, the name Thessalus is attributed to three individuals. * Thessalus was the son of Jason and Medea and the twin of Alcimenes. After the adventures of the Argonauts and the death of Acastus, Thessalus became king of Iolcus. He gave his name to the land of Thessaly, in which Iolcus lies. * Thessalus was also the name of a son of...

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Thessălus in Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities (1898)

1. A Greek physician, son of Hippocrates. He passed some of his time at the court of Archelaüs, king of Macedonia, who reigned B.C. 413-399. He was one of the founders of the sect of the Dogmatici, and is several times highly praised by Galen, who calls him the most eminent of the sons of Hippocrates. He was supposed by some of the ancient writers ...

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