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| A red cross with a snake, like rod of Aesculapius (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
The ancient Roman god of medicine, whose staff with a snake curled around it is commonly used as a symbol of medicine. According to mythology, Aesculapius's children included Hygeia, the goddess of health, and Panaceia, the goddess of healing.
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| English: Panacea Helping the Sick. The Veronese physician J. Gazola created this picture as part of a larger woodcut in 1716. It was for his book, The World is Deceived by False Doctors, in which he wrote of the four elements of the panacea (the cure-all). He cited Ecclesiastes 7:17b, “Do not be a fool — why die before your time?” as a reason to use his recipe (incidentally, the verse is taken out of context). (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
Hygiene Latin hugieinē technē, meaning "(art) of health"
The words Hygiene and Cure come to mind here and I want to explore those words above, the names of the goddesses of health and healing.
Medicine is one of the oldest occupations on the planet too. Those physicians and attendants who served this god were known as the Therapeutae of Asclepius.
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| Stanthorpe Hospital build in 1923 |
Images @ Eminpee Fotography
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