Retsas Spyros
Formerly Consultant Medical Oncologist, Charing Cross and Cromwell Hospitals, London, UK
J Med Biogr. 2015 Feb;23(1):14-7. doi: 10.1177/0967772013506822. Epub 2013 Oct 8.
This paper addresses the myths surrounding the birth and death of Asclepios, the popular healing God of the Greeks and his place among other deities of the Greek Pantheon. The enigmatic invocation of Asclepios by Socrates, the Athenian philosopher condemned to take the hemlock, in his final moments is also discussed.
本文探讨了围绕阿斯克勒庇俄斯诞生与死亡的神话传说,他是希腊广受欢迎的医神,以及他在希腊万神殿其他诸神中的地位。文中还讨论了雅典哲学家苏格拉底在服毒自尽的最后时刻神秘地呼唤阿斯克勒庇俄斯这一事件。