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Classical Studies 2900 Lecture Notes - Oropos, Aceso, Hygieia

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purplejackal117
1 May 2012
School
Western University
Department
Classical Studies
Course
Classical Studies 2900
Professor
Beate Gundert

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Hippocrates separated medicine from philosophy and religion. Disease is due to upset or imbalance of natural processes in the body, and balance can be restored through natural treatments. There was also the cult of asclepius, which developed at same time as scientific medicine, and was around from 500 bc to 500 ad. People that came to the cults sought relief from all sorts of problems and illnesses. There were six important cult centres in epidauros, corinth, athens, cos, pergamon, and rome. By 200 ad, there were over 200 cult centres all over the greco-roman world. Asclepius was a physician with skill in medicine that he learned from cheiron and which he passed on to his sons. This skill has been acquired through learning so he is a human physician during. Asclepius is the son of apollo, who is his divine parent. Zeus killed him with his thunderbolt when he was paid to bring someone back from the dead.

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