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Greek Mythology and Greek Mythology and Modern Medicine Modern Medicine

Greek Mythology and Greek Mythology and Modern Medicine Modern Medicine. 醫學系醫學人文教育學科 醫學系醫學人文教育學科 呂佩穎教授 呂佩穎教授. Mt. Olympus. Borghese Gallery, Rome. Symbol of Medicine?. one serpent. two serpents. or. Rod of Asclepius. Asclepius is the God of Medicine.

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Greek Mythology and Greek Mythology and Modern Medicine Modern Medicine

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  1. Greek Mythology and Greek Mythology and Modern Medicine Modern Medicine 醫學系醫學人文教育學科 醫學系醫學人文教育學科 呂佩穎教授 呂佩穎教授

  2. Mt. Olympus Borghese Gallery, Rome

  3. Symbol of Medicine? one serpent two serpents or

  4. Rod of Asclepius Asclepius is the God of Medicine. Athena gave him a potion made from the blood of the Gorgon. If the blood was taken from the right side of the Gorgon, it was able to bring the dead back to life; otherwise, it was a deadly poison. The main attribute of Asclepius is a physician's rod with a snake wrapped around it, which survives to this day as the symbol of medical profession.

  5. Caduceus The caduseus is a short herald’s staff entwined by two serpents surmounted by wings. This staff first was borne by Iris, the messenger of Hera. It also was called the wand of Hermes, the messenger of the gods, when he superseded Iris in much later myths.

  6. Hermes The gods' messenger and protector of the travelers; son of Zeus and Titan Atlas’ daughter Maia. He was pictured with winged sandals, a winged hat and a magic wand.

  7. Confusion between Rod of Asclepius/ The caduceus The caduceus is sometimes used as a symbol for medicine, especially in confusion with the traditional medical symbol, the rod of Asclepius North America, though Attempts have been made to argue if the caduceus is appropriate as a symbol of medicine.

  8. Confusion between Rod of Asclepius/ The caduceus A 1992 survey of American health organizations found that 62% of professional associations used the rod of Asclepius, whereas in commercial organizations, 76% used the caduceus。 (Friedlander, Walter J. The Golden Wand of Medicine: A History of the Caduceus symbol in medicine)

  9. Association of American Medical Colleges KMU hospital The U.S. Army Medical Corps

  10. True story is …. In fact, the double serpent-entwined staff with wings has a modern origin -- the printer’s mark of a popular 19thcentury medical publisher, instead of the ancient caduceus of Hermes. This modern caduceus became a popular medical symbol only after its adoption by the U.S. Army MedicalCorps at the beginning of the 20th century.

  11. Which one is more correct ? The misunderstandingof ancient mythology and iconography then led to the inappropriate popularization of the modern caduceus as a medicalsymbol. (Annals of Internal Medicine, Vol.138 Issue p673-677, The Symbol of Modern Medicine: Why One Snake Is More Than Two)

  12. Atlas One personification of endurance. He led the rebellion against Zeus and was condemned to bear the heavens upon his shoulders. He was also said to have been appointed guardian of the pillars which held earth and sky. His name is now used to describe…. of the Titans, the Titans in a

  13. Human Atlases the first vertebra of the neck

  14. Greek Mythology and Medical and Psychiatric Terminology Many terms in modern psychiatry, medicine and related disciplines originate from Greek mythology. Related disciplines include pathology, schizophrenia, ophthalmology, gynecology, anatomy, pharmacology, biology, hepatology, homeopathy, allopathy, etc.

  15. The Golden Apple

  16. Aphrodite (Venus) Goddess of beauty Daughter of Diana and Jupiter Sprang from the foam of the sea at Cyprus Married to Hephaestus and had many affairs Sandro Botticelli Uffizi Gallery

  17. aphrod aphrodi isiacs an agent (as a food or drug) that arouses or is held to arouse sexual desire siacs ven vene ereal diseases real diseases a contagious disease that is typically acquired in sexual intercourse Venus de Milo Musée du Louvre, Paris

  18. Hymen Son of Dionysus and Aphrodite God of marriage

  19. hymen hymen the piece of elastic membrane to the entrance to the vagina

  20. Eros Son of Aphrodite, who had forbidden him to see mortal girls, yet he started seeing Psyche in the dark while not allowing her to see his face or ask his name; when she disobeyed him and lit a lamp, Eros fled away. love in Greek

  21. Erotic Erotic - tending to arouse sexual love or desire - strongly affected by sexual desire Erotomania? Erotomania? a psychological disorder marked by the delusional belief that one is the object of another person's love or sexual desire

  22. Psyche ‘Soul’ in Greek A mortal girl; after Eros fled away, she wandered long in search of him, and they eventually united and she became immortal. Cupid and Psyche (Amour et Psyche) Antonio Canova (1757-1822/Italian) Marble Sculpture Musée du Louvre, Paris

  23. psychiatry psychiatry a branch of medicine that deals with mental, emotional, or behavioral disorders psychology psychology the science of mind and behavior

  24. The Marriage of Cupid and Psyche…. Love + Soul Love + Soul

  25. Extremely proud of his beauty and indifferent to the emotions of those who fell in love with him; cursed by a goddess to feel what it is to love and get nothing in return and then fell in love with his own image. Every time he tried to embrace his own image, it disappeared without saying a word; he then died and was turned into a flower.

  26. narcissism narcissism extreme self-love based on an idealized self-image

  27. Hermaphroditus Son of Aphrodite The nymph Salmacis fell in love with him and tried to embrace him when he plunged into the lake of Salmacis. Yet he didn’t like it and tried to push her away. She then prayed to gods to cause their bodies never to be separated, which happened. eventually

  28. Hermaphroditus

  29. hermaphrod hermaphrodi ite an animal or plant having both male and female reproductive organs te

  30. Echo She deceived Juno, who then passed a sentence upon her only to be able to repeat the last words of others talking to; fell in love with Narcissus but was unable to express her feelings.

  31. echolalia echolalia almost automatic repetition of words or phrases heard echopraxia echopraxia involuntary mimicking of another’s movements

  32. Phobos ‘Fear’ in Greek Officially the son of Aphrodite and Hephaestus, but was actually the son of Ares, the god of war Phobus, god of fear, Greco-Roman mosaic from Halicarnassus C4th A.D., British Museum

  33. phobias phobias illogical fear of a particular object, class of objects, or situation homophobia ? irrational fear of homosexuality hydrophobia ? hydrophobia ? fear of water

  34. Mania Personification of madness egomania egomania obsessive preoccupation with the self pyromania pyromania an irresistible impulse to start fires

  35. Hygeia ‘Health’ in Greek Daughter of the famous physician Asclepius, god of medicine

  36. hygiene hygiene science of establishment and maintenance of health hygienic (adj.) hygienic (adj.)

  37. Satyrs Half men and half goats, infamous for their lasciviousness and sexual appetite.

  38. satyriasis obsessive insatiable desire for sexual gratification

  39. Syrinx (middle) a turned into a tuft of reeds when the satyr Pan tried to rape her; he then reed into a flute beautiful nymph made the

  40. syringe syringe a device used to inject fluids into or withdraw them from something syringi syringitis tis (ˌsɪrɪnˈdʒaɪtɪs) inflammation of the auditory tube

  41. Priapus God of reproductive power and fertility and was later regarded as the chief lasciviousness deity of

  42. priapism priapism an abnormal often painful persistent erection of the penis

  43. Sappho A poetess in 6thBC who wrote lyrical poems about sex and love, probably between women; lived on the island of Lesbos, a Greek Island located in the northeastern Aegean sea.

  44. lesbianism; sapphism female homosexuality

  45. Family Tree of Nyx Hypnus (Sleep) Geras (Old Age) Thanatos (Death) Morpheus Nyx (Night) …

  46. Hypnus ‘Sleep’ in Greek Probably the son of Nyx (Night) and Erebus and twin brother of Thanatos (Death); resided in Erebos, the land darkness, beyond gates of the rising sun of eternal the

  47. hypnosis hypnosis a mental state that resembles sleep induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject hypnagogic phenomena hypnagogic phenomena episodes of seeing and hearing things as one is falling asleep

  48. Geras God of old age; son of Nyx (Night); may be seen at the entrance of the underworld

  49. geriatric medicine geriatric medicine a branch of medicine that deals with the problems and diseases of old age and aging people

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