< Podalirus, son of Asclepius >

1 Origin

In 1215 BC, Podalirus (or Podalirius, Podaleirius) was born in Tricca of Thessaly.

Podalirus's father was Asclepius (or Aesculapius).

Podalirus's mother was Epione.

2 Family

Podalirus's wife was Syrna.

Syrna's father Damaethus was presumed to be the son of Staphylus, son of Ariadne, daughter of Minos, and ruled Bybastus in Caria.

3 Others

3.1 Trojan War

Podalirus is thought to have participated in the Troy expedition led by Achilles, son of Peleus, together with Machaon.

The Achaeans, defeated in the battle, fled to various places. Podalirus settled in Caria and founded Syrnus.

3.2 Descendants

Hippocrates, the son of Heraclides, known as the father of medicine, was a descendant of Podalirus.

Hippocrates was also the 20th generation descendant of Heracles.

It is likely that there was an intermarriage relationship between the descendants of Thessalus, the son of Heracles, who lived on the island of Cos, and the descendants of Podalirus, who lived in Caria.