Visiting the Sanctuary of Askeplios if you were sick went something like this:On your way by, buy a symbol to sacrifice, such as, if your finger was broken, buy a finger made of clay to sacrifice.
Wash yourself in holy water. Take a relaxing mud bath. Then head to a sleep chamber. After a good snooze, wake up and have your dreams analyzed.
This tunnel led from the bath house to the examination rooms. The patients would walk through this tunnel lit by oil lamps and holes in the ceiling through which the doctors would speak words of encouragement to them.
An early symbol of medicine- two snakes drinking from the same dish of milk.
The spring that was considered holy, it is still alive today.
The Oracles of Askeplios.OK, maybe not. Just two cute little puppies who guard the ruins.
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