In Greek mythology (especially in Thrace), Telesforos was a son of Asclepius and Salus. He frequently accompanied his sister, Hygieia. He was a dwarf whose face was covered with a cowl and a Phrygian hat. He symbolized recovery from illness.
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Neue Studien (1875-78).
He published also an autobiography entitled Von Magdeburg nach Königsberg (1873), which deals with his life up to the time of hi ...