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►Mythology: “Asclepius, God of Medicine”/”Poem at @LapoesianomuerD”/”BA Myth’s-Trees at @resalis”

07/02/2015 by Aquileana

“The Offering to Asclepius” by Pierre Narcisse Guerin (1803).

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“Gentle Asclepius, that craftsman of new health for weary limbs and banisher of pain, the godlike healer of all mortal sickness”.

[Pindar, Pythian Ode 3. 5 ff. C5th BC].–

Asclepius (Roman equivalent: Aesculapius) was the son of Apollo and a mortal woman named Coronis.

While Coronis was with Apollo, she became enamoured with Ischys, an Arcadian, and Apollo was informed of this by a raven, which he had set to watch her, or, according to Pindar, by his own prophetic powers.

Apollo sent his own sister, Artemis to kill Coronis. Presumably, Artemis destroyed Coronis in her own house at Lacereia in Thessaly.

According to Ovid, it was Apollo himself who killed Coronis and Ischys.

When the body of Coronis was to be burnt, Apollo, or, according to others Hermes, the messenger of the Gods, saved the child (Asclepius) cutting him from her womb.

From this fact, he received the name Asclepius, “to cut open”.

Apollo carried the baby to the Centaur Chiron who raised Asclepius and instructed him in the Art of Medicine.

After Asclepius had grown up, it was said that he not only cured all the sick, but called the dead to life again. About the manner in which he acquired this latter power, according to Apollodorus, he had received from Athena the blood which had flowed from the veins of Gorgo and the blood which had flowed from the veins of the right side of her body possessed the power of restoring the dead to life. [Note~ Gorgo: One of three winged daemon, it should have been Medusa as she was the only mortal among them].

Asclepius was married to Epione, with whom he had five daughters: Hygieia, Panacea, Aceso, Iaso and Aglaea and three sons: Machaon, Podaleirios and Telesphoros.

The names of his daughters each rather transparently reflect a certain subset of the overall theme of “good health”.

Hygiea was the Goddess of Good Health and a companion of the goddess Aphrodite. Panacea was the Goddess of All-Cure. Iaso was the Goddess of Remedy. Aceso was the Goddess of healing and curing. And Aglaea was the Goddess of Natural Beauty.

Some accounts say that Asclepius was killed because after bringing people back from the dead, Hades thought that no more dead spirits would come to the underworld, so he asked his brother Zeus to stop him. Zeus did so, with a flash of lightning.

“[Asclepius] a healer for mankind of all their maladies and ills . . . And yet to profit even the skills of wisdom yield themselves captive. For a lordly bribe, gold flashing in the hand, even this man [Asclepius] was tempted to bring back to life one whom the jaws of death had seized already. With fierce hands swiftly the son of Cronos [Zeus] loosed his anger on these two; his blazing bolt stripped from them both their breath of life, and hurled them to their fate”. (Pindar, Pythian Ode 3. 54. C5th BC).~

Asclepius’s father, Apollo was angered, so in return he killed the three Cyclopes, one-eyed inmortal Giants who had made the thunderbolts for Zeus.

For this act, Zeus suspended Apollo from the night sky and commanded Apollo to serve the King of Thessaly.

Once the year had passed, Zeus brought Apollo back to Mount Olympus and revived the Cyclopes.

After his death the God of Medicine was placed amongst the stars as the constellation Ophiochus (“The Serpent Holder”).

“A man must seek from heaven only that which is fitting for mortal minds, perceiving well the path before his feet, the lot that is our portion … Now if Chiron the wise dwelt still within his cave, and if some spell to charm his soul lay in the honeyed sweetness of my songs, then might I surely persuade him for men of noble mind to grant them a physician of feverish ills, some son born of Apollon”. (Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica 4. 610 ff. C3rd B.C).~

Apollonius Rhodius says that the Celts, among whom Apollo was worshipped, believed that the Eridanos River once carried amber drops which were Apollo’s tears, shed because of his son’s death.

“The Keltoi (Celts), however, have another tale about these amber drops that are carried down the current [of the river Eridanos of Northern Europe]. They say they are the many tears that Apollon shed for his son Asklepios (Asclepius) when he visited the sacred people of the North. He was banished from the bright sky by his father Zeus, whom he blamed for having killed this son of his, who was borne by the Lady Koronis (Coronis) in splendid Lakereia at the mouth of the Amyros”. (Pindar, Pythian Ode 3. 5 ff C5th B.C.).~

Asclepius was worshipped all over Greece. His temples were usually built in healthy places, on hills outside the town, and near wells which were believed to have healing powers.

The original Hippocratic Oath (C5th BC) began with the invocation “I swear by Apollo the Physician and by Asclepius and by Hygieia and Panacea and by all the gods”…

The most famous temple of Asclepius was at Epidaurus. Another famous healing temple was built approximately a century later, C3rd BC on the island of Kos, where Hippocrates, the so called “father of medicine”, may have begun his career.

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” A Sick Child brought into the Temple of Aesculapius” by John William Waterhouse (1877).

“Supplication Before the Goddess Hygieia” by Louis Hector Leroux (19th century).

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►Gallery: “Asclepius, Apollo’s Son and Greek God of Medicine”:

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►Links Post:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asclepius

http://www.pantheon.org/articles/a/asclepius.html

https://ztevetevans.wordpress.com/2013/12/18/greek-mythology-the-story-of-the-centaurs/

http://www.theoi.com/Ouranios/AsklepiasHygeia.html

https://letamendi.wordpress.com/2013/05/09/un-nino-enfermo-en-el-templo-de-esculapio-segun-un-cuadro-de-j-w-waterhouse-1877/

https://letamendi.wordpress.com/2014/07/26/higea-la-diosa-griega-de-la-salud-pintada-por-rubens/

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►”My Audio Poem at @LapoesianomuerD”.

“Verano Inaugural”/ “Inaugural Summer”. [June 23rd, 2015].

My poem “Inaugural Summer” has been featured at “La Poesía no Muerde”. It is an audio poem, and I read my own poem!… The video was created by Hélène Laurent and the image belongs to Jaime Domech. I will add the translation to English as well… Check out the post here.

Mi poema “Verano Inaugural” ha sido publicado en “La Poesía no Muerde”. Se trata de un poema con audio, leído y escrito por mí… El video fue creado por Hélène Laurent y la imagen pertenece a Jaime Domech. Ver el post aquí.

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►💫La Poesía no Muerde💫~Audio Poem ~

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►Buenos Aires Myth’s-Tress”:

Resa McConaghy is a Canadian Costume Designer for Film, Television & Digital Media. She is also a Collector of Street Art. She owns two blogs Art Gowns and Graffiti Lux and Mural. I submitted a few photographs of Amateur Graffiti Street Art to her second blog, after having told her about them. And… Resa liked the pics and agreed to post them on Graffiti Lux and Mural. 💫🌟!… Isn’t it wonderful?…

With that being said, I invite you to check out the post here: “Buenos Aires Myth’s-Tress”. 💥🔛💥

Check out Resa’s great Blog and make sure to subscribe. You can follow Resa at Twitter too.~

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►Last but not Least: “Three Awards”:

I would like to thank bloggers from Micheline’s Blog, Palabras Sosegadas and José Ángel Ordiz for nominating my blog for a Versatile Blogger Award, a Black Wolf Blogger Award and a Best Blogger Award, respectively.

I suggest you to check out these blogs and follow them, if you haven’t still done so…

•Rules for these Three Awards: ♠Thank the person who nominated you. ♠Add the logo to your post. ♠Nominate ten (10) bloggers of your choice and tell them about the nomination.

•Notes:

-As always I am not answering questions. Hence, I will just nominate ten bloggers per award.

-If you have been nominated and want to follow the Nomination Process, just click on the award for which you have been nominated for. That way you’ll be able to grab in regular size!.~❤️💛❤️💛❤️💛~

I. Nominees for the Versatile Blogger Award: 1. Dog Kisses 2. Ali Isaac Storyteller 3. Atlas Abenteuer 4. Alex, The Shadow Girl’s Blog 5. José Ángel Ordiz 6. Alison Williams Writing 7. Palabras Sosegadas 8. The Bear Went Over The Mountain 9. Michael Bencik 10. Living With Benji.

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283 Responses

on 07/02/2015 at 2:16 pm | Reply Marissa Bergen

Love these fascinating stories and beautiful pictures.
- on 07/04/2015 at 2:13 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  Thank you very much dear Marissa 💫✨🌟
  I much appreciate your words.Best wishes, Aquileana 😀
on 07/02/2015 at 2:19 pm | Reply Jay

Epic, as always!
- on 07/04/2015 at 2:12 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  Thanks a lot for dropping by and for your comment, Jay
  All the best to you ⭐ Aquileana 😀
on 07/02/2015 at 2:24 pm | Reply wholeproduction

nice post 🙂
- on 07/04/2015 at 2:11 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  Thank you very much!… Best wishes, Aquileana 💫✨🌟
  - on 07/04/2015 at 7:41 am wholeproduction
    
    no worries wish you the same 🙂
on 07/02/2015 at 2:27 pm | Reply Kirt D Tisdale

As always…incredible post! Thank you!!
- on 07/04/2015 at 2:11 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  Thank you very much dear Kirt 💫✨🌟 All the best to you. Aquileana 😀
on 07/02/2015 at 2:35 pm | Reply susanpoozan

I particularly enjoyed this post since I have visited both the site at Epidaurus and the one on Kos. The God is supposed to have had his training from the centaur on Mt Pelion which is another area of Greece that I know well, thank you very much.
- on 07/04/2015 at 2:16 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  You have been lucky to visit Epidaurus and the other Temple, dear Susan!… 💫
  I bet it was a mystical experience… Also thanks for telling that you also know the place where Asclepius supposedly received instruction from Chiron!.. All my best wishes to you, and happy weekend! Aquileana 🌟
on 07/02/2015 at 3:02 pm | Reply BroadBlogs

A God whose life is saved goes on to save the lives of others. Nice.
- on 07/04/2015 at 2:20 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  Quite the Boy Scout Spirit … Always Ready!.. Ha!.
  All my best wishes dear Georgia! Aquileana 😀
on 07/02/2015 at 3:23 pm | Reply José Cervera

Me impactó el truculento nacimiento de Asclepio. ¡Qué forma tan horrible de nacer de su madre muerta! Me atrae de este dios su cualidad sanadora, compartida con su padre, en los templos subterráneos destinados a la incubación.

Y sobrecogido por tu poema. Lo vi y oí en su momento pero las prisas me impidieron escuchar su música con calma. Y ahora, de nuevo recordado, conserva y aumenta su poder para llamar, sugerir. Versos alados, Aquileana. Abrazos.
- on 07/04/2015 at 2:23 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  Gracias querido José por tu inteligente e interesante comentario.
  Ciertamente el nacimiento es una cuestión algo truculenta… Pero, en términos reales, puede suceder!…
  La cualidad subterránea de la sanación posiblemente explique por qué, en algunos casos, Hermes es asociado con Esculapio.
  Me alegro muchísimo de que te haya gustado el recitado del video. A ver si en algún momento publicás alguna lectura tuya! Estaría muy bueno.
  Un abrazo y que tengas un excelente fin de semana, amigo! Aquileana 💫
on 07/02/2015 at 3:26 pm | Reply Carrie Rubin

The ability to bring the dead back to life. Think what Asclepius would do to our already enormous world population. 😉
- on 07/04/2015 at 2:19 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  Maybe he could help us in that sense… Nevertheless, a Third War World would be an effective tool as well… (shudder at the mere thought!).
  Thank you very much for dropping by, Carrie… Best wishes to you! Aquileana 😀
on 07/02/2015 at 3:27 pm | Reply platosgroove

You are a wonderful scholar.
- on 07/04/2015 at 2:10 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  Thank you very much for those words!… All the best to you ⭐ Aquileana 😀
  - on 07/04/2015 at 2:20 am platosgroove
    
    You are. I respect your work. It is its own poetry.
on 07/02/2015 at 3:39 pm | Reply fatimasaysell

It’s amazing how many of our words come from Greek mythology. Thanks for the insight! 🙂
- on 07/04/2015 at 2:07 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  And thanks for dropping by… I much appreciate your words, dear Fatima! 💫✨🌟
  Sending you all my best wishes!. Aquileana 😀
on 07/02/2015 at 3:47 pm | Reply Rajagopal

Apollo, Asclepius, and Panacea, there is no dearth of gods and goddesses in Greece, yet it looks as if these mythological characters have firmly laid down a DNR on a country that is gasping for life. To avert another Greek tragedy, the country really needs a cure-all treatment from Panacea. Here is wishing that happens. Apart from being informative, this is a very topical post, Aqui, given the state of Greece…warm regards and best wishes, Raj.
- on 07/04/2015 at 2:09 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  Thanks for sharing your clever thoughts.. You are very accurate in your insights as to the state of things in Greece and the importance of Asclepius and his sisters in this case… Virtual hugs, dear Raj… Happy to have you here! — Aquileana 😀
on 07/02/2015 at 4:07 pm | Reply ulli

Thank you, Aquileana for keeping alive the wonderful legendes 🙂
Greetings,
Ulli
- on 07/04/2015 at 2:07 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  And thanks for such a beautiful comment dear Ulli! ⭐
  Sending you all my best wishes!. Aquileana 😀
on 07/02/2015 at 4:19 pm | Reply scifihammy

Really interesting post, and lovely pictures 🙂
- on 07/04/2015 at 2:06 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  Thank you very much 💫✨🌟
  I truly appreciate your words.
  Sending you all my best wishes!. Aquileana 😀
on 07/02/2015 at 4:41 pm | Reply lemieemozioniinimmaginieparole.

Un caro saluto ❤
Franca
- on 07/04/2015 at 2:06 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  Grazie, anche per te cara Franca. Baci. Aquileana 😀
on 07/02/2015 at 4:53 pm | Reply José Sala

Echaba de menos tus relatos mitológicos, tus estatuas y tus cenefas. Qué bueno leerte de nuevo. Abrazo.
- on 07/04/2015 at 2:05 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  Qué bueno tenerte por acá… A la brevedad pasaré por tu blog a ver con que me sorprendes esta vez. Un abrazo, querido José. Aquileana 😀
on 07/02/2015 at 4:53 pm | Reply Sylvie G

On aimerait tous que nos medecins soient formes ainsi. Merci Aquileana ! J’aime bien la galerie 🙂
- on 07/04/2015 at 2:00 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  C´est vrai!… Merci à toi pour ton beau commentaire!… Bon week-end … Amitiés virtuels! Aquileana: D
  - on 07/04/2015 at 3:21 pm Sylvie G
    
    Merci Aquileana. Amities 🙂
on 07/02/2015 at 5:16 pm | Reply cindy knoke

Fascinating and so well documented and researched!
- on 07/04/2015 at 1:58 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  Thank you very much dear Cindy 💫✨🌟 Best wishes and happy weekend to you. Aquileana 😀
on 07/02/2015 at 5:19 pm | Reply olganm

Y a pesar de ser el Dios de la Medicina nunca había leído gran cosa sobre él. Muchas gracias!
- on 07/04/2015 at 1:55 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  Me alegro de que hayamos aprendido juntas, entonces .) … un abrazo y espero que tengas un excelente fin de semana, querida Olga! Aquileana 😀
on 07/02/2015 at 5:30 pm | Reply avian101

Interesting to know that Gods where so intrigued by a character that could cure man and return life to the ones already death. They were Gods, they were able to do anything themselves.
I heard you Aquileana reading the beautiful poem “Inaugural Summer” you have a great dramatic voice! I liked it! Thank you for your post, my best regards to you! 🙂
- on 07/04/2015 at 2:03 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  You always leave me thought-provoking comments… You are right as they were Gods they could do come back from the Death´s Realms… whatsoever!.
  The fantastic element is one of the best attachments of Greek Myths, I’d say!…
  Thank dear HJ… I am wishing you a great weekend…Sending you all my best wishes!. Aquileana 😀
on 07/02/2015 at 6:30 pm | Reply shehannemoore

My Angel, how wonderful to hear your beautiful voice. You have such talent. First this blog –a story I did not know— then your poignant poem THEN your reading of it. Lovely music and presentation too.
- on 07/04/2015 at 1:57 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  Dear She! What can I say but that your words mean so much to me and even if I found quite odd to put the video with my reading I thought it was worth it, at the end as I pretty much liked it!… Happy to know that you enjoyed the post!… Happy weekend … And virtual hugs! Aquileana 😀
on 07/02/2015 at 7:20 pm | Reply Minuscule Moments

Aquileana, lots of great story here and I could imagine a movie made around it.
- on 07/04/2015 at 1:52 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  Me too! … Love, revenge, punishment… What else can we ask for?… 😛
  Thanks for dropping by, dear Kath… Sending you all my best wishes!. Aquileana 😀
on 07/02/2015 at 8:22 pm | Reply berger elisabeth

Encore un billet passionnant, et ce dieu aux pouvoirs si extraordinaires qu’il les a payé de sa vie…
Merci et bisous, Aquileana
- on 07/04/2015 at 1:54 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  Merci me rendre visite visite, chère Elisabeth… Cést bon de savoir que tás trouve ce billet intéressant … je te souhaite un très jolie fin de semaine. Bisous. Aquileana 😀
on 07/02/2015 at 8:24 pm | Reply Maverick ~

Excellent!
- on 07/04/2015 at 1:48 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  Thank you very much dear Maverick. All the best to you!, Aquileana 😀
on 07/02/2015 at 9:12 pm | Reply debiriley

you have such a wonderful magical gift of making the characters of mythology spring into life! what a great talent and calling that is 🙂 loved the images you have selected to go along with the story you have crafted. extraordinary !
- on 07/04/2015 at 1:50 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  Thanks a lot for dropping by and for your encouraging comment!. Your words mean a lot to me..
  I am glad to know that you enjoyed the instalment and liked the images as well!… Have a joyful weekend ahead! Best wishes. Aquileana 😀
  - on 07/04/2015 at 8:04 am debiriley
    
    yes, Its great to learn new things! panacea will stick in my mind now for a very long time 🙂 blessings and joy, peace for your weekend as well!!
  - on 07/06/2015 at 8:02 am Aquileana
    
    Blessings, love an best wishes to you. Happy week!, Aquileana 😀
  - on 07/06/2015 at 9:18 pm debiriley
    
    you too !!
on 07/02/2015 at 10:54 pm | Reply Dave Small

Fascinating blog post Aquileana. Thank you for all the work you put into the research and writing.
- on 07/04/2015 at 1:45 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  Hi Dave! Thanks a lot for dropping by and for your comment!.
  I truly appreciate your words.
  Sending you all my best wishes!. Aquileana 😀
on 07/02/2015 at 10:58 pm | Reply Dalo 2013

Another gripping and brilliant read, and how can one not admire Asclepius for any one adept in medicine and healing deserves my admiration. Wonderful write up Aquileana ~ so great to come back to a great read and story. 🙂
Wishing you a great summer!
- on 07/04/2015 at 1:46 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  Hi dear Dalo!… I missed you… Happy to read your comment and thanks for your support and kind words..
  I hope you enjoy your summer, starting with this weekend ahead! Aquileana 😀
  - on 07/05/2015 at 2:21 am Dalo 2013
    
    🙂 Missed you too, although the break from the social media scene is always a bit refreshing (although sometimes wish I could access it during some of my travels), and I hope this is a great summer for you!
on 07/02/2015 at 11:44 pm | Reply balroop2013

Hi Aquileana,

You have got a wonderful voice! Proud of you my dearest multi-talented friend. Thanks for making Greek mythology so interesting and offering it in little doses. Stay blessed! 🙂 Have a great weekend!
on 07/02/2015 at 11:59 pm | Reply hbhatnagar

I swore by Asclepius and tried to keep to that. Say what you will about polytheism, but they are much more receptive to new ideas. All you need to do is invent a god with a backstory and you’re all set! 😀
- on 07/04/2015 at 1:42 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  Well I think he might bring you at least health, and as you know being healthy you´ll have probably a long life… I am considering swearing for Asclepius right now! 😉 thanks for the clever comment… 🙂
  All the best to you!, Aquileana 😀
  - on 07/04/2015 at 2:45 am hbhatnagar
    
    Oh I meant I actually meant the Hippocratic oath. Some medical colleges in India still stick to the old ways. 🙂
  - on 07/04/2015 at 2:48 am Aquileana
    
    Ah …you meant in the medical scope… Yes! gotcha… I think that the same principle applies to doctors over here! Well pointed out… It was a greek legacy, indeed… Best wishes. Aquileana 😀
on 07/03/2015 at 1:28 am | Reply Sue Slaght

Aquileana another well researched and eloquently written post. Thank you for sharing your passion for Greek mythology and inspiring those of us who are lucky enough to read it. All my very best to you!
- on 07/04/2015 at 1:44 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  And thanks for such an encouraging comment, dear Sue… I will drop by your great blog to see which are the updates as to your last travel to South America! … I can´t wait. Virtual hugs and happy weekend! Aquileana 😀
on 07/03/2015 at 1:55 am | Reply Simona

Splendida giornata a Te!
- on 07/04/2015 at 1:36 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  Grazie anche a te, amica Simona! Aquileana ⭐
on 07/03/2015 at 1:58 am | Reply J M Lysun

Thank you for sharing your wealth of knowledge. Amazing blog! 🙂
- on 07/04/2015 at 1:33 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  Thanks a lot for dropping by and for your beautiful comment!.
  I truly appreciate your words, J M Lysun… And I love your poems!—
  Sending you all my best wishes!. Aquileana ⭐
  - on 07/04/2015 at 3:19 am J M Lysun
    
    You are welcome! Enjoyed my visit! 🙂
on 07/03/2015 at 2:05 am | Reply Clanmother

You have the ability of synthesizing a huge amount of detail into a beautiful and elegant narrative!! A most excellent gift!!! Always a joy to stop by!!!
- on 07/04/2015 at 1:39 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  Thank you very much dear Rebecca.. I am beyond appreciative to readyour words, my friend… Have a wonderful weekend.
  All my best wishes! Aquileana 😀
on 07/03/2015 at 2:45 am | Reply thegreyeye

wow, great post , was waiting for one 🙂
- on 07/04/2015 at 1:33 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  Thank you very much!… 🙂
  All the best to you!, Aquileana 😀
on 07/03/2015 at 3:38 am | Reply The Muscleheaded Blog

Another great read- thanks, Aquileana !!!!!
- on 07/04/2015 at 1:32 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  Thanks a lot for your words dear Chris… Happy weekend to you!.. Sending you all my best wishes! Aquileana 😀
  - on 07/04/2015 at 1:47 am The Muscleheaded Blog
    
    🙂 And you, too, Aquileana — thanks for all the great information !!!! 🙂
on 07/03/2015 at 5:35 am | Reply T Ibara Photo

Hello dear Aquileana,
I was completely unaware of Asclepius, so you introduced me to another new character. There is so much intrigue amongst the characters of Greek mythology. It’s always interesting, and also reflects a lot on human nature too…

Wishing you a great weekend! ❤
Takami
- on 07/04/2015 at 1:31 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  Hi dear Takami!… Very pleased to know that you enjoyed the mythological instalment.. I appreciate your words, my friend… Sending you all my best wishes! Enjoy your weekend ahead, Aquileana 😀
on 07/03/2015 at 5:37 am | Reply Georges 2679

Merci pour ce beau billet…c’est très intérressant.
Bonne fin de semaine
Bisous
- on 07/04/2015 at 1:30 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  Merci cher Georges… Je suis heureuse de savoir que ce billet t´a plu!….
  Et ton image est très Jolie! .. je te souhaite un très bonne fin de semaine. Bisous!. Aquileana ⭐
on 07/03/2015 at 6:33 am | Reply lorenphotography

You are great!!! Interesting post, very ilustrative!!
- on 07/04/2015 at 1:28 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  Thanks a lot for your comment and nice words, dear Loren!.
  
  Best wishes, Aquileana ⭐
on 07/03/2015 at 8:24 am | Reply giselefayet

Un très beau billet qui me replonge dans mes études médicales auxquelles Esculape est rattaché..
Bonne journée Aquileana
Bises
- on 07/04/2015 at 1:28 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  Merci pour ta visite et ton commentaire chère Gisèle … C´est bon de savoir que ce billet t´a plu!…. je te souhaite un très jolie fin de semaine. Bisous!. Aquileana ⭐
on 07/03/2015 at 8:41 am | Reply Gallivanta

Lovely to hear you read your poem. 🙂
- on 07/04/2015 at 1:25 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  Thanks dear Gallivanta.
  
  You are very kind and I appreciate your words!
  
  All the best to you ⭐ Aquileana 😀
on 07/03/2015 at 12:02 pm | Reply Jeri Walker (@JeriWB)

Another information packed post 🙂 I’m in a rush today and headed out on vacation. See you in a week!
- on 07/04/2015 at 1:24 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  Hasta la vuelta…Enjoy the mini vacation, dear Jeri. You earned it! … Best wishes. Aquileana 😀
on 07/03/2015 at 12:10 pm | Reply Denise

Bonjour ma chère Aquileana, j’apprécie beaucoup ton magnifique billet passionnant et très intéressant comme toujours. Les illustrations sont superbes et tout est bien expliqué.
Je te souhaite un merveilleux week-end 🙂
Gros bisous ♥
- on 07/07/2015 at 9:14 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  Merci pour ton beau commentaire, ma chère Denise… Je suis heureuse de savoir que ce billet t’a plu!… Je t’embrasse tandis que je te souhaite une jolie semaine! Aquileana 😀
on 07/03/2015 at 1:19 pm | Reply the dune mouse

mythology is a copious fountain of wonderful stories told by you Aquileana!! Thanks for sharing your wonderful knowledge!
- on 07/04/2015 at 1:25 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  Thanks a lot for your words, dear Cybele… They mean a lot to me.
  Sending you all my best wishes! Enjoy your weekend ahead, Aquileana 😀
  - on 07/04/2015 at 3:04 pm the dune mouse
    
    🙂 and you!
on 07/03/2015 at 1:51 pm | Reply poetsmith

Hola, Aquileana.
It is interesting to note how the modern symbol for medicine came about (the staff). Your write-up about Asclepius as the Greek god of medicine and healing is most fascinating. Thank you for such an inspiring post with lovely art pieces and especially for your recitation of “Inaugural Summer.” 🙂 My very best wishes to you, Amalia. ❤ Iris
- on 07/04/2015 at 1:23 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  Hi there dear Iris!… How nice to read your words… I am really happy to know that you enjoyed my poem… Coming from you, it means a lot to me, dear friend.. Also good to know that you enjoyed the mythological section. All my best wishes for a great weekend ahead. Aquileana 😀
on 07/03/2015 at 2:28 pm | Reply Francisco Doña

Mi estimada Aquileana:
He disfrutado inmensamente este artículo sobre el dios de la Medicina. He leído muchos pero no recuerdo ninguno como éste, tan excelentemente documentado en los clásicos y con esas maravillosas imágenes. ¡Extraordinario!
Y luego… tu poema en tu voz. Para eso ya no hay palabras capaces de expresar los sentimientos.
Muchísimas gracias.
- on 07/04/2015 at 1:17 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  Querido Francisco. Muy agradecida por tus palabras… Pareciera que desde estos momentos se puede ahondar en el tema del Juramento Hipocrático, que en cierta forma, aunque quizás, implícitamente, existe y se aplica aún hoy en día. Un abrazo. A la brevedad pasaré por tu blog! Aquileana 😀
  - on 07/05/2015 at 7:50 am Francisco Doña
    
    Gracias a ti, querida Aquileana, por tus estupendas aportaciones a la cultura.
    El Juramento Hipócratico aún sigue vigente, a pesar de los siglos. En algunos lugares se pronuncia con un texto modificado; pero los hay donde todavía se usa el texto original, nombrando a Apolo, Esculapio, Higea y Panacea…
    Recibirte en mi blog es siempre un honor.
    Un abrazo y feliz domingo.
  - on 07/06/2015 at 8:15 am Aquileana
    
    Interesante que las hijas de Esculapio aparezcan en el Juramento. Gracias a vos por tus aportes, encantada de leerte, Francisco.
    Un abrazo! Aquileana 😀
  - on 07/07/2015 at 8:35 pm Francisco Doña
    
    Gracias a ti siempre, Aquileana.
    Te dejo el texto del Juramento Hipocrático más utilizado.
    
    Click to access JURHIP.pdf
    
    ¡Un abrazo con Hipócrates y Asclepio (si no somos muchos)! 🙂
  - on 07/07/2015 at 11:10 pm Aquileana
    
    Muchas gracias por el aporte. Un abrazo grande, querido Francisco. Aquileana ⭐
on 07/03/2015 at 3:40 pm | Reply noellevignola

This was really fascinating to me. I work in healthcare and had no idea where many of these words and divisions of medicine actually came from. Great piece. Thanks.
- on 07/04/2015 at 1:15 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  I a happy to know that you enjoyed the post and learned a bunch of new facts on Asclepius and knew about the source of the divisions of Medicine dear Noelle. Happy weekend!. All the best to you. Aquileana 🙂
on 07/03/2015 at 4:39 pm | Reply Resa

I have heard of many Gods, yet didn’t know anything about them until reading this wonderful blog.
Yet, I never heard of Asclepius before now. However crazy the Gods are, they seem to have covered all of the bases.
I’m sure this sounds shallow…. but were there any Gods assigned to clothing?
Aqui, thank you so much for the pics of Street Art from Buenos Aires!
I love it very much, and you are very wonderful to have mentioned it in this post!
Have a wonderful weekend!
BTW I am almost finished reading Christy’s new book, and plan to do a Graffiti style review in a week or 2!
Love!
- on 07/04/2015 at 1:21 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  They are too many, aren´t they… I always think so when I get into the offsprings of Gods and Goddesses and so on..
  Thank you for posting the pics… If I ever go downtown I´ll shoot more pro murals …I live in the suburbs… But as we already discussed both Rock and Roll and Classical Music have their own charm! 😉
  Good to know about CB´s art review, Resa, she will be happy!… I posted mine on Amazon … You should also post it over there as well, once you’re done with her lovely book… . Hugs and happy weekend! Aquileana 😀
on 07/03/2015 at 4:44 pm | Reply newwhitebear

After a period of silence you have started writing about the Greek mythological figures.
As usual, the post is comprehensive and interesting with many references that stimulate the curiosity to learn more.
- on 07/04/2015 at 1:13 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  Thanks a lot for dropping by and for your beautiful comment!. 🙂 I am really pleased to know that you find my posts stimulating and that you liked this delivery… All the best to you. Aquileana 🙂
  - on 07/04/2015 at 11:17 am newwhitebear
    
    Ciao
on 07/03/2015 at 5:22 pm | Reply Mithai Mumblezz

Again an amazing post 🙂
Your blog is so incredible 🙂 I’ve written your quote challenge. You can check it out at my blog https://mithaimumblezz.wordpress.com/2015/07/03/unidentified-freaking-objects/
- on 07/04/2015 at 1:12 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  I appreciate it … I will check it ASAP… Thanks for letting me know…
  Sending you all my best wishes!. Aquileana 😀
  - on 07/04/2015 at 2:24 pm Mithai Mumblezz
    
    And sending you lots of best wishes too 😀
  - on 07/06/2015 at 8:08 am Aquileana
    
    Likewise! Happy week! Aquileana 😀
  - on 07/06/2015 at 9:27 am Mithai Mumblezz
    
    Thank you 🙂
on 07/03/2015 at 6:13 pm | Reply Ka Malana@Fiestaestrellas.com

I’m so very much looking forward to reading this. ❤
- on 07/04/2015 at 1:11 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  Thank you very much dear Ka 💫✨🌟
  I truly appreciate your words.
  Sending you all my best wishes!. Aquileana 😀
on 07/03/2015 at 8:04 pm | Reply inavukic

One thing that strikes from those ancient time is that love came just as intensely as revenge or punishment did. Love the story and the poetry in its wings, Aquileana
- on 07/04/2015 at 1:07 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  Thank you very much dear Ina for your comment 💫✨🌟
  I pretty much agree with you… Revenge could be the other side of the coin of Love, somehow. Sending you all my best wishes!. Aquileana 😀
on 07/03/2015 at 9:12 pm | Reply LAMBERTUS CEGATUS

YA ESTOY POR AQUI DE NUEVO, UN BUEN POST, UN ABRAZO
- on 07/04/2015 at 1:05 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  Un gusto tenerte por acá… Un abrazo, Lambertus. Aquileana 😀
on 07/04/2015 at 2:19 am | Reply Linnea Tanner

Reblogged this on Apollo's Raven and commented:
The following is a 07/02/2015 post on by Aquileana►Mythology: “Asclepius, God of Medicine”/”Poem at @LapoesianomuerD”/”BA Myth’s-Tress at @resalis” Enjoy.
- on 07/06/2015 at 8:37 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  Thanks you very much for reblogging this post on Apollo’s Raven, dear Linnea. I really appreciate it!. 🙂
  All the best to you!, Aquileana 😀
on 07/04/2015 at 2:25 am | Reply Linnea Tanner

Hi Aquileana,

This was a fascinating post on Asclepius, Though he was the God of Healing, he was ironically born on the death throes of his mother, Atlantis. I’m truly amazed at the scope of your knowledge regarding the Greek gods, It is also interesting that you mention the Celts worshipped Apollo and referred to the story by Apollonius Rhodius that the Celts believed that the Eridanos River once carried amber drops of Apollo’s tears that he shed because of his son’s death.

Thank you for sharing your knowledge. Have a great weekend!

Regards,
Linnea
- on 07/06/2015 at 8:34 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  Hi dear Linnea
  I absolutely thought of you when I learnt that the celts believed that the Eridanos once carried amber drops resulting of Apollo’s tears as he shed him after his son Asclepius had passed away…
  I am still amazed by the fact that Apollo wass a common God among Ancient Celts and Greeks!… And that his characteristics and lingering attributes remained mostly the same in both cases!.
  I much appreciate the thoughtful and clever comment!… Have a great week ahead! Aquileana 😀
on 07/04/2015 at 2:29 am | Reply Linnea Tanner

Hi Aquileana,

Correction to my comment above that Asclepius was the son of Coronis.

Linnea
on 07/04/2015 at 2:41 am | Reply Leyla

As always very interesting post, dear Aquileana ❤
on 07/04/2015 at 3:31 am | Reply Lucy

Beautiful art, and as always, I’ve learned something! Must be rather awkward to be raised by a centaur! I’m trying to imagine a centaur changing nappies and cooking dinner 😉
- on 07/06/2015 at 8:00 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  Ha!… You are right, but as far as a I am concerned this one was a wise centaur, I guess that pretty much explains the whole magical account.
  Have a great week ahead, dear Lucy. Thanks for dropping by. Aquileana 😀
on 07/04/2015 at 5:26 am | Reply Maniparna Sengupta Majumder

Such interesting stories and equally intriguing pictures… 🙂 Loved the post… ❤
- on 07/06/2015 at 8:01 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  Thank you very much 💫✨🌟
  I appreciate your comment.
  Sending you all my best wishes!. Happy week!. Aquileana 😀
on 07/04/2015 at 6:52 am | Reply bernard25

Bonjour AQUI

Aussi légère qu’un papillon

Mes mains survolent mon clavier

Pour te dire te dicter quelques mots d’amitié

Et les déposer sur ton blog si merveilleux

Je pense que mes mots te feront plaisir

Voila je me fais un peu discret ces temps-ci

Pour toi

Juste du bonheur envers toi et ta famille

Passe une agréable journée , un bon week-end

Profite du soleil annoncé en faisant

Attention de ne pas trop s’exposer au soleil sous ses grosses chaleurs

Bisous , Bernard
on 07/04/2015 at 9:01 am | Reply Leeby Geeby

Awesome. I love those little extra bits of insight about the intermingling of Greek and Celtic culture. Thank you! “Asclepius temples were usually built in healthy places, on hills outside the town, and near wells which were believed to have healing powers.” I’m guessing these “healthy places” and “wells” could refer to power spots (ley line convergences or energy nodes) connected to the Earth’s global energy grid system. If you want to know more about the science of the sacred geometric Earth Grid systems that both the ancient Celts and Greeks used for the placement of their sacred sites, I highly recommend you check out this link. Warmest regards.

https://sharmarama.wordpress.com/2015/07/02/earth-grids-the-secret-patterns-of-gaias-sacred-sites/
- on 07/06/2015 at 8:19 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  Sacred geometric Earth Grid systems with regard to Greek and Celtic Mythology!… It sound aboslutely interesting. I´ll be checking out the post later today!.
  Thanks for telling me about it! … All my best wishes to you. Aquileana 😀
  - on 07/07/2015 at 12:55 am Leeby Geeby
    
    My pleasure. It’s my honor to share with someone who has the same sense of joy and wonder about the ancient world. Who knows, you may have even been Greek in a past life. Maybe a scribe or a historian and you are continuing the work in this life!
  - on 07/07/2015 at 9:06 am Aquileana
    
    Do you think so?…. [What a great comment!]… Thanks, truly. Have a very nice day! Aquileana 😀
  - on 07/13/2015 at 7:35 pm Leeby Geeby
    
    Who knows, anything is possible. There are many ways to explore past lives, they can offer a lot of insight into your current life’s purpose and meaning.
  - on 07/14/2015 at 12:28 am Aquileana
    
    Well said… A very witty comment, dear Leeby Geeby!… Thanks a lot for dropping by. Sending you all my best wishes!. Aquileana 😀
  - on 07/15/2015 at 7:54 pm Leeby Geeby
    
    You are very welcome! Always great to hear from you. Warmest regards.
  - on 07/15/2015 at 10:08 pm Aquileana
    
    All the best to you!, Aquileana 😀
on 07/04/2015 at 10:24 am | Reply aFrankAngle

Not too far into the post I wondered about Hippocrates, so I was pleased to discover you answered my question.

BTW … well done with Resa!
- on 07/06/2015 at 8:03 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  Thus… I am pleased that you enjoyed the sequel of Apollo´s post, dear Frank. Thank you very much for dropping by. Sending you all my best wishes!. Aquileana 😀
  PS!: It was a certainly pleasure to be spotlighted on Resa´s awesome blog!!!!. 😀
on 07/04/2015 at 12:15 pm | Reply The Regular Guy NYC

This was interesting. It’s like reading a soap opera. The Greeks had some interesting stories.
- on 07/06/2015 at 8:06 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  They do!…. And I am glad to know that you enjoyed them… The original sources of Soap Operas have their cause in Greek Myths, somehow. Ha.
  Happy week dear Phil!. Sending you all my best wishes!. Aquileana 😀
on 07/04/2015 at 1:10 pm | Reply D!

I like reading of the medicine of old.
Thank you.

hope you’ll have a fabulous weekend.
- on 07/06/2015 at 8:08 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  Thank you very much dear D. 🙂
  All the best to you!, Aquileana 😀
on 07/04/2015 at 4:58 pm | Reply Dennis the Vizsla

hello aquileana its dennis the vizsla dog hay wow that asc … asclep … wel ennyway that god seems to hav had sum bad luck with litening!!! wich is why thunderstorms are best avoyded espeshly wen they ar sent direkt frum zeus!!! ok bye
- on 07/06/2015 at 8:12 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  Ha! True that … I especially liked the word espeshly on your comment, dear Dennis 💫✨🌟 You are awesome!!!!
  
  All the best to you!, Aquileana 😀
on 07/04/2015 at 6:35 pm | Reply inesephoto

Thank you for the post, dear Aquileana! I think Zeus was too fast with his lightnings… It might be the reason why our medicine is still not perfect 🙂

Hugs!
Inese
- on 07/06/2015 at 8:10 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  He was always too fast… Even when it came to love affairs 😀
  Thank you very much for dropping by. I truly appreciate the comment, dear Inese!
  Sending you all my best wishes!. Aquileana 😀
  - on 07/06/2015 at 2:44 pm inesephoto
    
    Oh you are right 🙂 Have a great week, sweet girl, best wishes to you! 🙂
on 07/04/2015 at 11:59 pm | Reply JOSÉ ÁNGEL ORDIZ

En las próximas horas publicaré una entrada en relación con mi nominación. En ella, como aquí, os doy las gracias. Saludos desde Oviedo.
- on 07/06/2015 at 8:14 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  Volveré a pasar nuevamente pro tu blog, José… Pues cuando lo hice aún no había sido publicado dicho post. Muchos saludos y buena semana! Aquileana 😀
  - on 07/06/2015 at 11:32 am JOSÉ ÁNGEL ORDIZ
    
    Cuando desees. Si algo no hice bien, me avisas (soy novato en wordpress y agradezco las indicaciones y consejos).
  - on 07/06/2015 at 6:50 pm Aquileana
    
    Enseguida paso!. Saludos José- Aquileana ⭐
on 07/05/2015 at 7:02 am | Reply Rob McShane

Again I learn more from your postings – excellent Aquileana! I had not heard of Asclepius -only of Hippocrates! Of course, there would be a Greek God of healing (what was I thinking?!) And, yet again, of course, there would be Gods who, with childlike abandon, would portray human emotions and decide to destroy him and then other Gods who would take revenge etc., etc., etc., As one of your followers said above – a great soap opera!! 🙂
It is amazing how these stories have developed over time – if only one could get to their actual origins! You do an amazing job piecing together the bits left to us – thank you!
Love your poem – and so good to hear your voice!
Thanks for another full and experiential post!
- on 07/06/2015 at 9:00 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  Dear Rob!… Thanks truly for your comment!. I really like to read your insights and I agree with you as to the dramatic factors here… Pretty much like Soap Operas nowadays… Not to mention many other legacies tragic pieces such as Aeschylus which I truly think that Shakespeare has read in depth…
  I truly think that Greek Myths have been a source of inspiration to artist, as time went by… Even psychoanalysts have been richly nourished with them!.
  All my best wishes to you! Aquileana 😀
  - on 07/06/2015 at 12:59 pm Rob McShane
    
    I agree with you Aquileana! You can see signs of them all over! 🙂
on 07/06/2015 at 12:00 am | Reply Emmanuel Muema

Thanks for nominating me. Here is my response https://mynameistune.wordpress.com/2015/07/06/the-black-wolf-blogger-award/
- on 07/06/2015 at 9:14 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  You are most welcome!… [Post already checked out!] Happy week, dear Emmanu!. Hugs! Aquileana ⭐
  - on 07/06/2015 at 11:01 am Emmanuel Muema
    
    Thanks Amy. Hugs to you too..
on 07/06/2015 at 9:27 am | Reply purehaiku

oh this is a tale I don’t remember reading when I did all my classical reading many years ago – I want to go and read some more now!
- on 07/06/2015 at 6:52 pm | Reply Aquileana
  
  Hi dear Freya! I am glad to know that you enjoyed this account!. Thanks for dropping by and for your beautiful comment!.
  I truly appreciate your words. Sending you all my best wishes!. Aquileana 😀
on 07/06/2015 at 1:17 pm | Reply clarepooley33

Such an interesting post, dear Aquileana! Poor Asclepius! Killed by Zeus for reviving too many people and then no-one thought to bring him back to life! I loved your poem and it was wonderful to hear you reciting it yourself 🙂 Much love and best wishes, Clare ❤
- on 07/06/2015 at 6:50 pm | Reply Aquileana
  
  Dear Clare!. Thank you very much for your words. I am really pleased to know that you liked the post on Asclepius and liked the way I read the poem!… I much appreciate your comment! Merci 🙂 All the best to you!, Aquileana 😀
  - on 07/07/2015 at 9:27 am clarepooley33
    
    My pleasure! 😀
on 07/07/2015 at 2:20 am | Reply firefly1275

As always very interesting post.. Very beautiful artworks also.. Have a wonderful week. 🙂
- on 07/07/2015 at 9:07 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  Thank you very much dear Verna 💫🌟
  I much appreciate your words.
  Have an excellent week!. Aquileana 😀
on 07/07/2015 at 2:25 pm | Reply dino0726

Hi – Just wanted to say ‘Thank you!’. I really appreciate being nominated for Best Blogger Award. All the best to you! 🙂
@dino0726 from
FictionZeal – Impartial, Straighforward Fiction Book Reviews
- on 07/07/2015 at 11:15 pm | Reply Aquileana
  
  Thank you very much… I’ll make sure to check it out!. All my best wishes! Aquileana ⭐
- on 07/07/2015 at 11:20 pm | Reply Aquileana
  
  PS> Do you have a link to that post?. Thanks! Aquileana 😀
on 07/08/2015 at 3:05 am | Reply irinadim

Such an interesting post, dear Aquileana! Let me first congratulate you on your photos appearing in that nice magazine, and even more on the lovely reading of your poem, which I first read in English so as to be able to grasp the melancholy in your reading. Five stars!!!

Now back to Greek gods. I’m particularly interested in Asclepius as my father was a doctor. And I’m also strongly repulsed by snakes! So I trotted off to Google to learn more about that snake in the Rod of Asclepius:

“In honor of Asclepius, a particular type of non-venomous snake was often used in healing rituals, and these snakes – the Aesculapian Snakes – crawled around freely on the floor in dormitories where the sick and injured slept. These snakes were introduced at the founding of each new temple of Asclepius throughout the classical world…”

Yuk, yuk, yuk! Here’s more, but not so yucky 🙂 :

“The serpent and the staff appear to have been separate symbols that were combined at some point in the development of the Asclepian cult.[6] The significance of the serpent has been interpreted in many ways; sometimes the shedding of skin and renewal is emphasized as symbolizing rejuvenation,[7] while other assessments center on the serpent as a symbol that unites and expresses the dual nature of the work of the physician, who deals with life and death, sickness and health.[8] The ambiguity of the serpent as a symbol, and the contradictions it is thought to represent, reflect the ambiguity of the use of drugs,[9] which can help or harm, as reflected in the meaning of the term pharmakon, which meant “drug”, “medicine” and “poison” in ancient Greek.[10] Products deriving from the bodies of snakes were known to have medicinal properties in ancient times, and in ancient Greece, at least some were aware that snake venom that might be fatal if it entered the bloodstream could often be imbibed. Snake venom appears to have been ‘prescribed’ in some cases as a form of therapy.[11]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rod_of_Asclepius

Thanks again for your wonderful research. Have a great day. Hugs ❤ Irina
- on 07/08/2015 at 11:59 pm | Reply Aquileana
  
  Hi there dear Irina~
  Thank you very much for dropping by!. I much appreciate your words as to my poem!. Also I am really pleased that you liked the Greek Mythology section..
  It was good to know about the symbolism of the snake and its ambiguity as well, related to death and death
  Quoting your quote> “The significance of the serpent has been interpreted in many ways; sometimes the shedding of skin and renewal is emphasized as symbolizing rejuvenation, while other assessments center on the serpent as a symbol that unites and expresses the dual nature of the work of the physician, who deals with life and death, sickness and health”… Truly interesting… All the best to you Aquileana 😀
  - on 07/09/2015 at 3:15 am irinadim
    
    Yes, I found it very interesting. thanks for appreciating my comment. Hugs ❤ Irina
  - on 07/10/2015 at 10:00 am Aquileana
    
    Hugs right back at you, dear Irina. Happy weekend ahead! Aquileana 😀
on 07/08/2015 at 3:39 am | Reply cav12

Buongiorno cara Aquileana,
I’ve visited Epidaurus some years ago, the theatre is extraordinary as it the site of the healing centre. Much bigger than I expected. It was fascinating walking through the museum and seeing the different body parts of the ailments people were afflicted and left as thank you to the god. Not to mention the surgical tools that were used. Not much has changed.
Wonderful post. 😀
Have a lovely week.
ciao Luciana
- on 07/08/2015 at 11:55 pm | Reply Aquileana
  
  Epidaurus must be stunnning… I hope I can visit Greece one day… In the meantime I’ll keep on learning, reading and writing about Greek Mythology!. By the way, great post on Atlantis on your blog, cara Luciana!… Thank you very much for dropping by!. I am really pleased to know that you liked the post…
  All the best to you Aquileana 😀
  - on 07/10/2015 at 4:09 am cav12
    
    It is amazing. You would love it. I couldn’t believe how big it is. And the theatre is magical. 😀
on 07/08/2015 at 5:16 am | Reply teagan geneviene

Aquileana, it was nice to learn more about one of the gods about whom I had not heard quite so much. Interesting, as always.
But the poem… it is so perfectly beautiful!!! I cannot say enough. Lovely. 🙂
Hugs!
- on 07/08/2015 at 11:53 pm | Reply Aquileana
  
  Why!, thank you very much dear Teagan!… Your words as to my poem mean so much to me…. I appreciate your comment and wish you have a groovy day. Hugs to you! Aquileana ⭐
on 07/09/2015 at 5:37 am | Reply Ste J

Bringing back the dead, Asclepius is the man every cheesy sci fi film of this nature was based on., Greek myth is indeed far reaching. On a totally unrelated note, you have a really great accent.
- on 07/10/2015 at 9:57 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  Dear Ste… Thanks for your comment and I am pleased to know that you found this post on Asclepius interesting.
  You are right> far reaching is a perfect way to define Greek Mythology…
  That accent you mention is not technically spanish BUT argentine. LOL… You’ll notice that the s over here does not sound like a z… Plus I am quite posh! LOL… 😉
  Happy weekend ahead and all the best to you. Aquileana ⭐
  - on 07/11/2015 at 3:28 pm Ste J
    
    I find all of your posts extremely interesting my friend, which is why I love coming back back and learning. I got accused of being posh in the US which is odd as i have a right common accent, lol.
    
    Have a great weekend yourself and eat ice cream.
  - on 07/11/2015 at 11:05 pm Aquileana
    
    What a wonderful comment! …. Thanks, truly dear Ste… I’ll make sure to eat a Mc Flurry tomorrow… I already had it in mind!. Ha!… All my best wishes, Aquileana ⭐
on 07/09/2015 at 11:39 am | Reply Martina Ramsauer

Not even as a God of Medicine you could do your job without being object of jealousy!! I also very much enjoyed the poem and the voice of the lady who wrote the poem “”Inaugural Summer” Thank you, dear Aquileana, for your beautiful and detailed presentation.:) Un grande abbraccio Martina
- on 07/10/2015 at 9:53 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  Thanks on behalf of the LADY, meaning me! … 😛
  I really appreciate your words here and I am happy to know that you enjoyed feature, dear Martina….
  I hope you have a wonderful weekend ahead. All my best wishes. Aquileana ⭐
on 07/10/2015 at 7:16 pm | Reply Jacqui Murray

You just keep winning those awards, Aquileana. So impressive–and well-deserve.
- on 07/10/2015 at 7:29 pm | Reply Aquileana
  
  Thank you very much dear Jacqui… I truly appreciate your words… I hope you have a great weekend ahead! All my best wishes. Aquileana ⭐
on 07/11/2015 at 6:14 am | Reply rosaluma

Great. I love your blog.
I confess that I use a translator because my English is very bad. thanks.
- on 07/13/2015 at 11:20 pm | Reply Aquileana
  
  Thank you very much… También puedes acceder a la versión en castellano haciendo click en la bandera de España, en la barra lateral derecha del blog. Un abrazo. Aquileana 😀
on 07/11/2015 at 9:52 am | Reply elenacaravela

You are so very knowledgeable! Congrats on your well deserved awards.
- on 07/14/2015 at 12:19 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  Thanks a lot for dropping by and for the comment!.
  I truly appreciate your words, dear Elena!.
  Sending you all my best wishes!. Aquileana 😀
on 07/12/2015 at 6:56 am | Reply bernard25

AQUI

Quelques mots remplis de sincérité

Afin de bien commencer ta semaine
En toute simplicitè ,sur la pointe des pieds
En faisant attention de ne pas trop te contrarier
Après une nuit de repos , je te dépose
Ce message d’amitié
Qui je l’espère te trouvera en pleine santé
L’amitiè c est : un peu de toi
C’est un peu de moi
C’est un peu de nous

Bonne journée, bonheur et gaieté
Bisous, Bernard
Je serais absent vers la fin juillet au 23 aout
CURE THERMALE

Profite bien du soleil, de la mer ou de la montagne
Surtout de la nature BONNE des vacances et repose toi bien
- on 07/14/2015 at 12:20 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  Merci pour tes mots, mon cher Bernard…. C´est génial de savoir que t´es mon ami. J´ai bien aimé ton commentaire!.
  Gros bisous et bonne semaine. Aquileana 😀
on 07/12/2015 at 10:53 am | Reply Brenda Davis Harsham

Another great post! And congrats on awards!
- on 07/14/2015 at 12:21 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  Thank you very much dear Bren!… Have a wonderful week! …. Best wishes. Aquileana 😀
on 07/12/2015 at 11:19 am | Reply milliethom

This is so interesting, and I’m sorry I missed it last week. The internet was down for a week in our village and, from the date above, you posted during that time. I knew little about the story of Asclepius, other than that his father was Apollo. I had no idea how or why he was killed, or that his daughters continued the theme of good health. Thank you for such an interesting and informative post, Aquileana.
- on 07/14/2015 at 12:26 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  Dear Millie… 💫✨🌟
  Thanks a lot for dropping by and for your beautiful comment!. 🙂 I am really pleased to know that you liked the post… No worries about delays and so on!… I know what you mean …. When Internet goes down or just becomes slow. No worries ar all !… I much appreciate your comment and enlightening insights over here!. Thanks, truly!.
on 07/12/2015 at 2:17 pm | Reply Blake

As usual, I learn something new from reading your post – I hadn’t realised that the Celts worshipped Apollo. And I love the image they dreamed up of the god’s amber tears streaming into the river.

I really enjoyed your poem too. My favourite part is the opening of the 2nd stanza, which is very beautiful 🙂 Unfortunately, I’m not able to understand your recording, since I don’t speak Spanish. But even so, it was nice to hear the music of the original lines. So, thanks for sharing another wonderful post, dear Aquileana 😉
- on 07/14/2015 at 12:23 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  Thank you very much dear Sue… I much appreciate your words and I am really pleased to know that you enjoyed the mythological section and that you liked my poem as well!- Really good to read your feedback here. Thanks, truly. All my best wishes to you!. Aquileana ⭐
on 07/13/2015 at 1:54 am | Reply serunserdeluz

Hola Aquileana, como siempre, interesante e informativo post. Estas nominada a otro premio, pero ya tienes tantos que hasta da pena ofrecerte uno más, los datos en:
https://serunserdeluz.wordpress.com/2015/07/09/premios-2015/
Un abrazo desde México.

PD Me encanta la idea de La Poesía no Muerde, justo acabo de publicar mi primer poema, a ver si me animo a compartirlo ahí. Esta en: https://aquevineadondevoy.wordpress.com/2015/07/12/quien-eres-tu-2/
- on 07/14/2015 at 12:37 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  Muchísimas gracias, querida Silvia… tengo muchos premios pendientes, pero lo incluyo en la lista… precio mucho la nominación…
  Enseguida pasaré a leer tu poema… Qué bueno… Me parece genial que te animes a mandar algo a la Poesía no Muerde… Si tenés alguna duda preguntame aquí o escribime a mi email apdmont@gmail.com . Un abrazo grande. Aquileana 😀
  - on 07/14/2015 at 12:45 am serunserdeluz
    
    Gracias Aquileana, sólo que veo que muchos mandan videos y eso sí, de momento, no lo tengo, a ver si me animo a mandarlo así no más.
  - on 07/14/2015 at 12:48 am Aquileana
    
    Tené en cuenta que el blog se basa en fotos para las cuales vos enviás un poema.
    O puedes enviar una foto, para ilustrar un poema ya escrito… Son dos secciones: Poema busca imagen e imagen busca poema… Abrazos Aquileana 😀
  - on 07/14/2015 at 12:53 am serunserdeluz
    
    Y la foto que ya tiene el poema, no sirve?
    entonces mando el poema para buscar imagen
  - on 07/14/2015 at 2:56 am Aquileana
    
    Claro, la segunda opción. Es poema busca imagen! . Beso. Aquileana 😀
  - on 07/14/2015 at 3:26 pm serunserdeluz
    
    Gracias amiga, besos
on 07/13/2015 at 4:18 am | Reply Marko

Have a nice and successful week.
- on 07/14/2015 at 12:24 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  Thank you very much dear Marko…. Same to you!… Best wishes. Aquileana 😀
on 07/13/2015 at 8:45 am | Reply Kev

Asclepius… now there’s one you don’t hear of everyday… unless you’re in the medical profession, I would imagine. This was quite new to me. I knew of the snake around the staff symbol and that coming down from, Moses? IDK. This was all new to me so thanks for sharing, dear Aquileana. 🙂
- on 07/14/2015 at 12:31 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  Thanks dear Kev!…. I much appreciate your comment and I guess that the snake is a symbol that speaks out loud… According to some sources the snake is related with women and following the Christian symbolism with Evilness…. Here it appears as a sort of homeopathic principle, related to Health, even when it seems that Illness could be also included somehow… Sending you all my best wishes!. Aquileana 😀
  - on 07/14/2015 at 11:35 am Kev
    
    Funny, I didn’t connect the the Eve story. I was thinking more of when Mose held up the symbol so people could be healed: The LORD said to Moses, “Make a snake and put it up on a pole; anyone who is bitten can look at it and live.” Strange, isn’t it?
on 07/13/2015 at 11:45 pm | Reply D.G.Kaye

Fascinating stuff here as always Aq. How ironic is it that a babe taken from the womb of his dead mother becomes a scholar in the art of healing and medicine? Mythology, though only known as myths, rings so true to so much in life. Hugs to you my scholarly friend. xo ❤
- on 07/14/2015 at 12:50 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  You are right it souns quite ironic! …. Not to mention the fact that he was taught by a Centaur!…. Thanks for the clever and thoughtful comment, dear DG… So nice to read your words tonight!… Hugs and best wishes to you!. Aquileana 😀
  - on 07/14/2015 at 6:21 pm dgkaye
    
    Always a pleasure to visit your wisdom! xo 🙂
on 07/14/2015 at 12:08 am | Reply rubengarcia, Sendero

Amada amiga aunque tarde pero llegó y mas cuando brindas el juramento para ejercer la profesión de mèdico lo hasce por hipocrates y Asclepius. Tan bueno para curar que podía traer del inframundo a los muertos para hacerlos vivr y ese fue su pecado. Gracias por tanta lectura que nos das. Ramos de oliva para ti.. y rosas y besos.
- on 07/14/2015 at 12:27 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  Querido Rub!… Gracias por el inteligente comentario y por tus aportes relativos a Asclepio y el juramento hipocrático… Siempre un gusto leerte, amigo. Un abrazo grande! Aquileana 😀
on 07/14/2015 at 10:22 pm | Reply Daniel Centeno

Como siempre, impecable. Me han encantado sobre todo la pintura de Louis Hector Leroux y el poema, especialmente esta parte: “When the golden orange perfumes are filled, my voice pointing to the sun, silently calls you. It does not know your name. A shadowis all that I have of you”, que me parece preciosa.
on 07/15/2015 at 3:42 am | Reply Susan Scott

Aquileana, this is thoroughly fascinating, well researched and well told, thank you so much. I’m bookmarking to re-read and digest more fully.
- on 07/15/2015 at 10:06 pm | Reply Aquileana
  
  Thanks a lot for your words, dear Susan… I am pleased to know that you liked the post!.
  🙂 All the best to you!, Aquileana 😀
on 07/15/2015 at 11:50 am | Reply Nihar Pradhan

Just Brilliant…You keep churning one master piece after another, you are have mind machine of ideas and creativity personified…
😀
- on 07/15/2015 at 10:08 pm | Reply Aquileana
  
  Thank you very much dear Nihar!
  I am really pleased to know that you liked the post…
  All the best to you!, Aquileana 😀
  - on 07/15/2015 at 11:03 pm Nihar Pradhan
    
    My pleasure and take care!!!
on 07/15/2015 at 1:19 pm | Reply Maxima

Thank you , my friend for share , this post beautiful post for us ! Your friend maxima .
- on 07/15/2015 at 10:07 pm | Reply Aquileana
  
  Thank you very much dear Maxima💫✨🌟
  I truly appreciate your words.
  Sending you all my best wishes!. Aquileana 😀
on 07/18/2015 at 3:08 am | Reply speedyrabbit

Another post I learnt from ,never knew about the god of medicine,thank you,sorry I’ve been a bit out of the loop,just been so busy,xx Rachel
- on 07/20/2015 at 7:03 pm | Reply Aquileana
  
  Thank you very much Rachel… No worries about delays or whatsoever… I am happy to read your comment!.
  All my best wishes. Aquileana 😀
on 07/19/2015 at 5:51 am | Reply Sartenada

Thank you for this great post. I have to confess, that I had scarcely no information about Asclepius.. 🙂

¡Que tengas un muy buen día!
- on 07/20/2015 at 7:01 pm | Reply Aquileana
  
  Thank you very much dear Sartenada! You are very kind and I appreciate your words!.
  Have a great week!. Best wishes. Aquileana 😀
on 07/19/2015 at 5:09 pm | Reply http://theenglishprofessoratlarge.com

I have long loved Asclepius, and your beautifully told tale is magnificent!
- on 07/20/2015 at 7:00 pm | Reply Aquileana
  
  Thank you very much. I am glad to know that you enjoyed the post.
  All my best wishes, Aquileana ⭐
on 07/19/2015 at 8:41 pm | Reply Kourtney Heintz

Love learning about this demi-god. Very cool. Congrats on all the awards!
- on 07/20/2015 at 6:59 pm | Reply Aquileana
  
  Thank you very much dear Kourt!. I am pleased to read your words.
  All my best wishes, Aquileana ❤
  - on 08/08/2015 at 9:37 pm Kourtney Heintz
    
    Hugs! 🙂
on 07/20/2015 at 4:22 am | Reply Margaret Lynette Sharp

Fascinating post!
- on 07/20/2015 at 7:05 pm | Reply Aquileana
  
  Thanks a lot, dear Margaret! …. I appreciate it! … Best wishes, Aquileana ⭐
on 07/20/2015 at 3:09 pm | Reply Emmanuel Muema

The Visible World is Just a Pretext…What a nice quote.
Its stuck in my head and I can’t get it out….Maybe you can check out my latest quote posts. http://wp.me/p3KU8G-1Uf
- on 07/20/2015 at 7:07 pm | Reply Aquileana
  
  Good to know that you find it eloquent!… I will check it out! Best! Aquileana ⭐
on 07/21/2015 at 1:59 am | Reply Hargun Wahi

This was quite different from the rest!
Loved reading about the god of Medicine.
Keep enthralling us with the fantastic tales from Greek mythology.
Best wishes 🙂
- on 07/21/2015 at 6:59 pm | Reply Aquileana
  
  Thanks so much… I am glad to know that you found it original and that you enjoyed the reading!… All the best to you! Aquileana 😀
  - on 07/22/2015 at 3:12 am Hargun Wahi
    
    🙂
    My pleasure
on 07/21/2015 at 10:02 pm | Reply Faraday's Candle

Now this is one after our own hearts. Medicine=science and our area of fascination. How wonderful to find this Greek Mythology God of Medicine. Always, always interesting writing. Thank you.
- on 07/27/2015 at 11:25 pm | Reply Aquileana
  
  I am very pleased to know that you enjoyed the post…. I much appreciate your comment here… Thank you!… All my best wishes to you! Aquileana ⭐
on 07/22/2015 at 9:58 am | Reply Sue Dreamwalker

Better late than never as I say 🙂 Aquileana.

I found this post of much interest.. seeing the healing of Asclepius, and the names of his forthcoming children all connecting too within the healing theme..
But for me the highlight was the poem.. Listening to your voice.. even though I didn’t understand one word.. 🙂 was memorising .. I clicked the link and went along to find the English translation.. and was not disappointed..

You have amazing Talent dear Aquileana.. and you should be proud of your voice video..

Sending Love and Mega hugs your way.. Have a beautiful week Love and Blessings your way.. Hugs ❤ Sue ❤ xxx
- on 07/27/2015 at 11:15 pm | Reply Aquileana
  
  Dear Sue…. I am very pleased to know that you enjoyed the post…. And even more to know that you liked my poem and reading over here… I can not thnk you enough for your words… I am humbly grateful!… Love, hugs and all my best wishes to you, always! Aquileana ⭐
  - on 07/29/2015 at 7:39 am Sue Dreamwalker
    
    You are more than welcome.. Love and Hugs xxx ❤
on 07/22/2015 at 1:54 pm | Reply ►Greek Mythology: “The Centaurs” / Poem: “Perpetual Time, at @LapoesianomuerD” | La Audacia de Aquiles

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on 07/22/2015 at 3:46 pm | Reply Veronica

Mi querida A ⭐

Vos me sorprendés. Sos de esas personas inusuales y multifacéticas. Y, para envidia de quien esto escribe, tenés tiempo para tomar fotografías, escribir poesías y lo hacés en buena forma (Mandé a la m… el español neutro, por si no lo notaste. 😀 ). Soy una gran admiradora del Street Art y hoy (sí, sí, vengo atrasada de lectura) encuentro este regalo inesperado. Mis felicitaciones tardías para con los premios (esos no me sorprenden en absoluto de tan merecidos). Mi reconocimiento hacia tu poesía y mi escueto comentario sobre nuestro personaje mitológico: poco faltó para que dijera «Lázaro, levántate y anda» ¿No? 😉

Muchos besos, A.

VB 😎
- on 07/27/2015 at 11:22 pm | Reply Aquileana
  
  Querida Vero!….
  Jaja… Me encantó tu comentario… Por cierto, a veces, vespertinamente me agarran esos raptos y salgo con el Ipad a ver qué capturo…. El otro día encontré buenas muestras de Art Street en San Isidro… Ya sabrás de ello…
  Me alegro de saber que te ha gustado el post… Tengo cosas para contarte, como siempre, pero realmente mis tiempos se volvieron algo acotados últimamente… Espero sepas entender… Estuve en una racha algo borderline en relación a la virtual realidad, a excepción de Twitter… Espero que tus cosas u estudios marchen sobre rieles… Un abrazo enorme y besos para vos! Aquileana ⭐
on 08/01/2015 at 1:02 pm | Reply kutukamus

I wonder why Ophiochus removed from the astrology symbols..
Nice article, though
- on 08/02/2015 at 5:55 pm | Reply Aquileana
  
  Thanks so much for sharing you insights here… All my best wishes! Aquileana 😀
on 08/08/2015 at 12:12 pm | Reply annascuisine

Bewitching post as usual. 🙂
- on 08/08/2015 at 7:49 pm | Reply Aquileana
  
  Thank you very much… I really appreciate it! … Love and best wishes. Aquileana 😀
  - on 08/12/2015 at 1:26 am annascuisine
    
    The pleasure’ all mine, Aquileana. 🙂
on 08/08/2015 at 12:14 pm | Reply annascuisine

By the way, congrats on the awards and featured poem.
- on 08/08/2015 at 7:48 pm | Reply Aquileana
  
  Thanks so much, dear Anna 😉 All the best to you. Aquileana ⭐
  - on 08/12/2015 at 1:16 am annascuisine
    
    My pleasure, Aquileana. All the best to you as well. 🙂
  - on 08/15/2015 at 3:54 pm Aquileana
    
    Thanks, dear Anna! Happy weekend to you. Aquileana ⭐
  - on 08/20/2015 at 4:54 pm annascuisine
    
    Thanks. Back at you. 😉
on 08/27/2015 at 1:31 pm | Reply Greek Mythology: Atlas / Poem: “Atlas ♁”, by Eva Xanthopoulos.- | La Audacia de Aquiles

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on 09/09/2015 at 10:01 pm | Reply JoHanna Massey

Oh this has been just the best! Your galleries pull me in to consider further what I read. So well done. Thank you.
- on 09/09/2015 at 11:34 pm | Reply Aquileana
  
  Thanks so much!… I am very glad to know that you are enjoying these mythological accounts… I appreciate your words… All my best wishes! Aquileana ✨❄️✨
on 09/16/2015 at 1:18 pm | Reply ►Greek Mythology: “The Gorgons”.- | La Audacia de Aquiles

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on 01/21/2016 at 7:23 am | Reply tmezpoetry

I Loved the poem 🙂
- on 01/21/2016 at 11:49 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  Thank you very much for your words. All the best to you!, Aquileana 😀
  - on 01/21/2016 at 1:32 pm tmezpoetry
    
    Thanks!
on 02/22/2016 at 11:01 pm | Reply wwwpalfitness

Reblogged this on wwwpalfitness.
- on 02/23/2016 at 11:24 pm | Reply Aquileana
  
  Thanks a lot for reblogging, dear Paul… It is much appreciated.
  Sending love and best wishes. Aquileana 😸
  - on 02/23/2016 at 11:32 pm wwwpalfitness
    
    You’re welcome my friend:)
on 08/31/2016 at 8:00 pm | Reply Maria F.

Asclepias is also the name for the American genus of “milkweeds”, Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus named the genus after this Asclepius, Greek god of healing. Asclepias (milkweeds) are the famous larval food source for monarch butterflies and their relatives.
- on 08/31/2016 at 8:40 pm | Reply Aquileana
  
  Hi Maria… we are in the same wavelenght… I am starting a series on flowers, plants and myths greeks… It would be delivered in two parts I guess as there are too many stories to bring to the table, so to speak..
  Working on the draft of the second part already… and I still haven´t added Asclepius´account… so thanks for telling me… I will dig deeper into it soon (for the second part, as the first one is already quite long!)…
  I much appreciate the visit and well-timed comment!… have a wonderful evening and night ahead! xx Aquileana 🙂
  - on 09/01/2016 at 4:05 am Maria F.
    
    There’s “Mentha¨- Mint descends from the Latin word mentha, which is rooted in the Greek word minthe, personified in Greek mythology as Minthe, a nymph who was transformed into a mint plant. The word itself probably derives from a now extinct pre-Greek language (see Pre-Greek substrate).
    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minthe
    
    I was going to write about this, but since I had Basil only, I decided to wait for a real Mint plant (like spearmint for example) Stiil, they are all related because they all belong to the Lamiaceae family, the minty spicy herbs.
on 09/01/2016 at 4:07 am | Reply Maria F.

(I just sent you a comment with a link)
- on 09/01/2016 at 11:58 pm | Reply Aquileana
  
  Got it, dear Maria ❤ … thanks so much!… I will use this information for sure!… all my best wishes! Aquileana 🙂
on 09/01/2016 at 4:14 am | Reply Maria F.

It was about this:

‘In Greek mythology, Minthe (also Menthe, Mintha or Mentha; Greek: Μίνθη or Μένθη) was a naiad associated with the river Cocytus. She was dazzled by Hades and was about to seduce him had not Queen Persephone intervened and metamorphosed Minthe, in the words of Strabo’s account, “into the garden mint, which some call hedyosmon (lit. ‘sweet-smelling’)”.[1] The –nth– element in menthe is characteristic of a class of words borrowed from a pre-Greek language: compare acanthus, labyrinth, Corinth, etc..

In ancient Greece, mint was used in funerary rites, together with rosemary and myrtle, and not simply to offset the smell of decay; mint was an element in the fermented barley drink called the kykeon that was an essential preparatory entheogen for participants in the Eleusinian mysteries, which offered hope in the afterlife for initiates.”
- on 09/01/2016 at 11:57 pm | Reply Aquileana
  
  So interesting to learn about Minthe and its attributes as well as how this plant is linked to Hades and used in funerary rites and Eleusinian mysteries. I appreciate the information dear Maria… I will surely keep in it mind for my future post (probably not the next one, but the other one, which would be the second part of flowers & plants in Greek Mythology) !!!… have a great night ahead… sneding love! Aquileana 😀
on 10/07/2016 at 9:18 pm | Reply Arohii

We had to memorize entire Hippocratic oath and God marks awarded for it was 2, so unfair. Great post..nice to learn so many interesting things. Also congrats on awards dear 😊😊😊 xx
- on 10/08/2016 at 11:59 am | Reply Aquileana
  
  Hi Arohii!… thanks so much for taking time here honey… I am very appreciative!. There is still a sort of oath among doctors, which roots are tied to the original Hippocratic oath, consisting basically on Moral precepts when it comes to the practice of medicine… Which once again highlights the value of the Ancient greek legacy for humankind!… sending much love & wishing you a great weekend! ❤ Aquileana 😀
on 10/20/2016 at 6:47 pm | Reply ►Greek Mythology: “Metamorphoses” by Ovid / “Flowers and Plants in some Greek Myths II” 🌹.- | La Audacia de Aquiles

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on 04/17/2017 at 2:13 pm | Reply ► “Greek Myths and Graffiti Murals”: “Collaboration With Resa McConaghy”: | La Audacia de Aquiles

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on 04/18/2017 at 10:00 am | Reply lampmagician

Reblogged this on lampmagician.
on 11/09/2018 at 9:33 am | Reply Nidhi

I love to read these stories 🙋 very beautiful pictures 📸📸 very nice post🙋👍
Nidhi
https://mylifeexperiences648467241.com
- on 11/09/2018 at 10:31 pm | Reply Aquileana
  
  Thanks so much ❤️😘 thrilled to know that you enjoyed it… wishing you a great weekend 🖤