#asclepius — Public Fediverse posts
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The Rod of Asclepius teaches patience and limits. In modern care, which value feels harder to protect? #RodOfAsclepius #Asclepius #MedicalEthics #AncientMedicine #HealingSymbols #HistoryOfMedicine #CareOverCure
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Today's Flickr photo with the most hits: this votive penis from the Sanctuary of Asklepios, Epidauros, Peloponnese, Greece.
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These two engraved ‘advertisements’ on opposite sides of a main street in the Ancient Greek ruins of #Ephesus (now in #Turkey ) appear to indicate locations of physicians and alchemists, respectively.
Note that it is the Rod of #Asclepius - with a single snake - marking the physician’s location. 👉 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rod_of_Asclepius
Our guide noted that the #Caduceus, which is favored by #American for-profit hospitals, has TWO snakes because “it costs twice as much!” 😂 ✅ #alchemy