Epidauros Museum

The museum in Epidauros gave us some more insight into how the ancient priests/doctors worked and what they used to treat the patients.

This relief shows the treatment of a wounded arm and a patient laying down while a snake (a symbol of the god) snuggles up to him (yuck?!).

Here, a patient dedicated this votive stone to the sanctuary as a token of gratitude for the healing of his ears.

This showcase has ancient medical instruments some of which look quite similar to ours nowadays (scalpels, scissors, needles).

Lastly, more statues and inscriptions from healed patients complete the image. The healing process went as follows: An ablution was followed by a sacrifice to Apollo, some sleep and/or hypnosis, talks with a priest-doctor, baths, diets of bread, cheese, vegetables, milk, and sports as well as medication and surgeries. Also, cultural offers including the theatre and a library rounded off the stay at Epidauros; quite well-rounded, I would say! Our journey continued to Nafplio ...

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