Machaon and Podalirius, sons of Asclepius, were practising the art of medicine. They also took part in the Trojan War. Detail from a marble votive relief, in which Asclepius, on the left, and his two sons are depicted. 360 BC. National Archaeological Museum, Athens 1402. Hellenic Ministry of Culture/Archaeological Receipts Fund. Kakridis, J.Th., Elliniki Mythologia: Troikos Polemos, Ekdotiki Athinon, Athens 1987, p. 56, fig. 39. © Hellenic Ministry of Culture