Asclepius

The Lightning Thief Many people have probably seen the movie Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lighting Thief, but what some people might not have known is that this movie was based on a book series by Rick Riordan. In the book, a twelve-year-old boy named Perseus “Percy” Jackson is a demigod, half-god and half-human, son of Poseidon, learns who is truly is and go through a few complications on the way. To summaries the story, Poseidon is accused of steal Zeus’s lightning bolt and Percy has 10…

Greek leaders in traditional Egyptian garb and adornments. Such procedures were done in order to assimilate the Ptolemies into the culture of their kingdom and legitimize their reign as true pharaohs. Even women, who were usually omitted from ancient works, are captured in Ptolemaic art. This represents a gradual acceptance and reevaluation of the female as an individual, as depictions of Ptolemaic queens in Egyptian headpieces were carved into stone tablets. Poetry became another effective…

There are the many unique and peculiar gods and goddesses in Greek mythology. And there’s the gods that everyone knows about; the Olympians. This group of gods consists to (but not limited to) Aphrodite, Apollo, Ares, Artemis, Athena, Demeter, Dionysus, Hades, Hephaestus, Hera, Hermes, Poseidon, and Zeus. These gods have many diverse aspects, which will be discussed about each entity. Aphrodite is the goddess of love, beauty, and desire. She is the wife of Hephaestus but also had intimate…

The civilization of Ancient Greece was one that spanned for several years. During these times, the Greeks excelled in many different fields such as in art, entertainment, math, science and especially in architecture. Greek architecture showed the development and the evolution of their society. This type of engineering came from the people who inhabited the Greek mainland and the Peloponnese, the islands of the Aegean Sea, the Greek colonies in Ionia, and Magna Graecia. It stretches from 900…

attention to the human body, the Greeks gave the world physical culture and sports. In ancient Greece, there was even a separate cult of the goddess of health - Hygeia, taking into account that, as in many nations there was a cult of the god-healer - Asclepius. Palestra and the gymnasium, where there were gymnastics, were usually on the banks of a stream or pond in order to accept water procedures. In daily use, used pouring, rubbing and massage. Theophrastus testified that the Greeks believed…

I have had trouble with my sinuses ever since I was old enough to understand what a nose was. I was prone to colds, sinus infections, and bronchitis as a child and into my adult years. I have tested postive for allergies to indoor and outdoor irritants, such as dust, mold, pollen, grass, you name it, it makes me itch or sneeze, and it used to be routine for me to go through a box of Kleenex in less than 3 days because I would have to blow my nose constantly. I can clearly remember my mother…

Unit Title: Introduction to Medical Tourism Structure: Medical Tourism or Health Tourism refers to the travel of people to another country for receiving medical treatment in that country. In the past, people from developing countries travelled to developed countries for treatments that were either not available or were not of the required standards in their own countries. Although this pattern still continues, the trend in recent years is for people from the developed countries to travel to the…