In ancient Greece, the asclepion was a healing temple dedicated to Asclepius, the God of Medicine. Asclepius learned the art of surgery from the centaur Chiron and had the ability to raise the dead. The Rod of Asclepius is a roughhewn branch entwined with a single serpent.
Wednesday, October 30, 2013
Happy Halloween!
After spending so much time in medicine, whenever I see a skeleton around Halloween, I can't help by check the accuracy of the anatomy.
Image is Study of Skeletons by Leonardo da Vinci, c. 1510, in the public domain, from Wikipedia.
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