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Asclepius and dream Healing
The Greeks had a wonderful marriage of the scientific and their belief in the supe
atural (or that which is beyond the rational). When somebody could not be cured by the modern medicine, the physician would acknowledge this and would then look towards Asclepius or the gods.
Asclepius was the Greek god of healing. His healing sanctuaries were found throughout the know
Hellenic world. This tradition was active for almost 2000 years from around 1300 BCE to 500CE. In times of il
February 5, 2004