Podalirius
- The former butterfly genus Podalirius is nowadays included in Heliconius.
In Greek mythology, Podalirius or Podalarius (Greek: Ποδαλείριος) was a son of Asclepius. With Machaon, his brother, he led thirty ships from Thessaly in the Trojan War on the side of the Greeks.[1] Like Machaon, he was a legendary healer. He healed Philoctetes, holder of the bow and arrows of Heracles required to end the war.[2]
References
- ^ Homer. Iliad, II, 729–733.
- ^ Apollodorus. Epitome, V, 8.
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