Asclepius
Greek god of healing, son of Apollo, worshipped at healing sanctuaries such as Epidaurus and Pergamon.
The Plague at My Country House, and a Life for a Life
Aelius Aristides, Sacred Tales II and V · early 170s CE (plague events of the mid-160s, probably 165 or 166)
ἦν ἅμα μὲν Ἀσκληπιὸς, ἅμα δὲ Ἀπόλλων, ὅ τε δὴ Κλάριος καὶ ὁ καλλίτεκνος καλούμενος ἐν Περγάμῳ, οὗ ὁ πρῶτος ‖J295‖ τῶν ναῶν τῶν τριῶν ἐστιν.
He was Asclepius and Apollo at once: both the Apollo of Claros and the one called "Blessed in His Children" at Pergamum, whose temple comes first of the three there.
κἀν τούτοις ὄντα στρέφει μὲ ὁ σωτὴρ Ἀσκληπιὸς τὴν εἰς τὸ ἔξω στροφὴν ἐξαίφνης.
While I was in this state, Asclepius the Savior suddenly turned me over to face the room.
The Pestilence Comes to Florence, 1348
Giovanni Boccaccio, The Decameron, Introduction to the First Day, edited by Pietro Fanfani (1888) · about 1349–1353 (events of 1348)
O quanti gran palagi, quante belle case, quanti nobili abituri, per addietro di famiglie pieni, di signori e di donne, infino al menomo fante rimaser vóti! O quante memorabili schiatte, quante amplissime eredità, quante famose ricchezze si videro senza successor debito rimanere! Quanti valorosi uomini, quante belle donne, quanti leggiadri giovani, li quali non che altri, ma Galieno, Ippocrate, o Esculapio avrieno giudicati sanissimi, la mattina desinarono co' loro parenti, compagni et amici, che poi la sera vegnente appresso nell'altro mondo cenarono colli loro passati!
Oh, how many great palaces, how many beautiful houses, how many noble homes, once full of families, of lords and ladies, were left empty, down to the last servant! Oh, how many famous family lines, how many vast inheritances, how many famous fortunes were left with no rightful heir! How many brave men, how many beautiful women, how many charming young people, whom even Galen, Hippocrates, or Aesculapius would have judged perfectly healthy, ate their morning meal with their relatives, companions, and friends, and that very evening dined with their ancestors in the other world!