Did you know the Ancient Greeks had medicine inescapably intwined with their dreams? If you were sick, a physician would have you take a bath and sleep, and then drink a mixture of herbs and water and sleep silently for one night. They thought Asklepius- ancient greek god of medicine- would tell you in your dreams what was wrong with you and how to fix it. Then when you woke up, you had to tell the physician your dream and they’d interpret the cure.

🌿 day 10: asklepius

Asklepius is cut from his dying mother's womb by Apollo and Artemis, and then raised by Chiron in the arts of medicine. He is God and Hero of medicine, pharmacy and health. ⚕️

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(Fons Imaginis.)

Asklepios for @amor-augusti

→ daughters of Asklepius: Panakeia is the goddess of cures and panaceas in the forms of of medicine, salves, and other curatives, Hygeia is the goddess of good health, Iaso is the goddess of cures & remedies, Akeso is the goddess of curing sickness & healing wounds, and Algaea is the goddess of the glow of good health. They each preformed a facet of Apollo’s art.

Khairete!