The Medicine of the semi-god healer Chiron and the divine origin of the Medical art
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: The mythological creature Centaur Chiron, lived in the mountain Pelion in ancient Thessaly in Greece. Chiron was considered as the teacher of medicine for all ancient physicians, even for the god patron of medicine Asclepius. As a creature of the land, half horse, half man, knew about herbs, elixirs, knifes (surgery) and music. Chiron as the son of Cronus had a divine origin and the perception of such a teacher supported the glorious origin of medical art.
Authors: Mourellou, Evangelia, Tsoucalas, Gregory
Language: English
Topic: History of Medicine Studies
Subfield: History
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W6912039329
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