Epidaurus was an ancient healing place. It was a beautiful place in nature that let people who had been injured in war or had gotten sick to escape from the city and heal.
Myth and Medicine: Unraveling the Secrets of Epidaurus
Epidaurus was dedicated to Asclepios. Asclepios was the god of healing and medicine. He was not as famous as Zeus or Athena, but he was still very important. The patients believed that Asclepios would visit them at night while they were sleeping in the form of a snake! If Asclepios visited them they would wake up healed!
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Epidaurus was not just a place of worship. Scientific medicine was practiced there as well, and all sorts of medical instruments were found when archeologists explored the ruins.
The Majestic Amphitheater of Epidaurus: Witnessing Healing and Performances
Despite being ill, there were some fun things to do at Epidaurus. The healing place is also the site of a huge amphitheater, which was used as an outdoor stage to put on plays and other performances! This amphitheater was huge, but was so well built that if an actor whispered in the center of the stage, the audience could hear it even if they were all the way up at the top seats.
Exploring Epidaurus: A Journey into Ancient Healing
I was fortunate to visit Epidavros with my son and husband. My son was 18 months old and he was delighted by the pathways in between the ruins, he loved to run down them! He also liked to collect the small pebbles on the ground and we joked that he was trying to reconstruct the ruins by putting them into piles. The whole area felt like it renewed our spirits and energy, really connecting us to that healing place.
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