illnesses were "divine punishments" and that healing was a "gift from the Gods". As trials continued wherein theories were tested against symptoms and results, the pure spiritual beliefs regarding "punishments" and "gifts" were replaced with a foundation based in the physical, i.e., cause and effect.

Asclepieia

Asclepius was espoused as the first physician, and myth placed him as the son of Apollo.Temples dedicated to the healer-god Asclepius, known as Asclepieia

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