HPS318H1 Lecture Notes - Aneityum, Theriac, Herophilos
20 Feb 2013
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Cause of plague in opening in the illiad, apollo upset. Hesiod he mentions disease result of harmony between humans and gods. When golden age ended and prometheus stole fire from gods. Disease is landmark end of golden age and story of humanity is story of degeneration promethues steals fire from gods and gives to humans. Healing practice related to sleeping and dreaming occurring in asclepuan temples. Taught by pythygoras idea health idea of harmony, democracy and health and athens has democracy. Bc health result balance of elements and monarch one element ruling the others. Establishes code of behavior defines lines of legitiamnt and illigemetan. Most emphasis on phlegm and bile yellow bile and black bile variation of yellow and then independent. 4 humors and main humors bases of balance of body and define health. Idea people aftwards among galen as this treatise as the standard and poepole think in terms of. Disease breaking of balance and physicians intervene.
