The Anatomy of Myths: What a Doctor Sees in the Legends of Greek and Roman Gods
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The Anatomy of Myths: What a Doctor Sees in the Legends of Greek and Roman Gods
19.99 €
Theater, as the saying goes, begins with a coat rack, and medicine with a myth!
From the Hippocratic Oath to cardiac ultrasound, literally everything in the science of medicine is permeated with ancient mythology. Echoes of ancient stories can be found in diagnoses, symptoms, treatment methods, and symbols. Korean neurologist Soo Yeon Yu has been fascinated by myths since childhood and offers her perspective on the world of anesthesia, operating rooms, and hospital wards through the prism of antiquity.
- Could the story of Eros and Psyche be a figment of the imagination of a woman suffering from schizophrenia?
- Why did the goddess of the rainbow descend from Olympus—and how is this related to the structure of the eye?
- How did the god of healing, Asclepius, become a symbol of medicine—and why is a snake entwined around his staff?
- How did the Titans, who rebelled against the gods, give a name to a mental disorder that makes people feel like giants?
- What does the goddess of vengeance, Nemesis, have to do with the region of the brain responsible for justice and morality?
- How does the myth of the cursed king Tantalus explain the tormenting desire that cannot be satisfied?
From the Hippocratic Oath to cardiac ultrasound, literally everything in the science of medicine is permeated with ancient mythology. Echoes of ancient stories can be found in diagnoses, symptoms, treatment methods, and symbols. Korean neurologist Soo Yeon Yu has been fascinated by myths since childhood and offers her perspective on the world of anesthesia, operating rooms, and hospital wards through the prism of antiquity.
- Could the story of Eros and Psyche be a figment of the imagination of a woman suffering from schizophrenia?
- Why did the goddess of the rainbow descend from Olympus—and how is this related to the structure of the eye?
- How did the god of healing, Asclepius, become a symbol of medicine—and why is a snake entwined around his staff?
- How did the Titans, who rebelled against the gods, give a name to a mental disorder that makes people feel like giants?
- What does the goddess of vengeance, Nemesis, have to do with the region of the brain responsible for justice and morality?
- How does the myth of the cursed king Tantalus explain the tormenting desire that cannot be satisfied?
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