Vatle A
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen. 1996 Dec 10;116(30):3607-10.
The ancient Greeks had many gods of healing, but none other achieved the popular esteem and adoration as Asklepios, son of Apollo, pupil of the centaur Cheiron. People made pilgrimages to the temples of Asklepios. The great Galenos himself reports that Asklepios appeared to him in a dream, bidding him to become a physician. For more than 800 years Asklepios was looked upon as the ideal physician, and after his death became the compassionate god, the friend of suffering humanity. The temple medicine of Asklepios was totally different from the rational practice of hippocratic physicians. A good doctor, however, needs not only a cool brain, but also a warm heart. In order to practice our craft to the benefit of our fellow human beings we need inspiration from other sources. But, like Sir William Osler (1749-1919) we should not try to mix the oil of religion with the waters of science. The last words of Socrates were "Crito, we owe a cock to Asklepios". Perhaps sacrificing a cock to Asklepios would be a good idea before our next patient enters the surgery?
古希腊有许多医神，但没有一位能像阿波罗之子、半人马喀戎的弟子阿斯克勒庇俄斯那样获得大众的尊敬与崇拜。人们前往供奉阿斯克勒庇俄斯的神庙朝圣。伟大的盖伦本人就曾说，阿斯克勒庇俄斯在梦中现身，吩咐他成为一名医生。八百多年来，阿斯克勒庇俄斯一直被视为理想的医生，死后成为慈悲之神，成为受苦人类的朋友。阿斯克勒庇俄斯神庙的医术与希波克拉底派医生的理性行医方式截然不同。然而，一名优秀的医生不仅需要冷静的头脑，还需要一颗热忱的心。为了使我们的医术造福人类，我们需要从其他源泉获取灵感。但是，就像威廉·奥斯勒爵士（1849 - 1919）所说，我们不应试图将宗教之油与科学之水混为一谈。苏格拉底的临终遗言是：“克里托，我们欠阿斯克勒庇俄斯一只公鸡。”或许在下一位患者进入手术室之前，向阿斯克勒庇俄斯献上一只公鸡会是个不错的主意？
