Agnodice of Athens as known as Agnodike, was born in the 4th century BCE Athens, Greece. The school she went to was Western philosophy which was founded by Plato in 387 BC. She had a very wealthy family born into an interest of a physician. Agnodice is known for becoming the first gynaecologists in Athens after being the first female physician in Athens. She has now become a symbolic figure for doctors in nowadays. A gynaecologist is a medical practice of the female productive systems including the uterus, vagina and the ovaries. It means the science of woman.
Agnodice was a maia who helps the delivery of childbirth from woman who are pregnant. She has help from an assistant who stands behind the birthing chair and steadies the mother around
Agnodice was a maia who helps the delivery of childbirth from woman who are pregnant. She has help from an assistant who stands behind the birthing chair and steadies the mother around