CLA219H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Hippocratic Corpus, Horkos, Demigod
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Lecture 8: the female body ancient gynecology. Female anatomy: a lot of writing still preserved from antiquity. In antiquity considered a divine disease: asclepius: son of apollo ( god of healing) Trained under chiron, later up graded to god hood: hippocratic oath: an oath historically taken by physicians and other healthcare professionals swearing to practice medicine ethically and honestly. It is widely believed to have been written either by hippocrates, often regarded as the father of western medicine, or by one of his students. The hippocratic oath (orkos) is one of the most widely known of greek medical texts. It requires a new physician to swear upon a number of healing gods that he will uphold a number of professional ethical standards: to the best of my knowledge . Do no harm , no deadly drugs , not to harm or to have sex with patience and to keep secret recall oikos.