The Asclepieion of Kos

Text and photographs by Mrs. Alexandra Katsivelaki



Here on Kos, there is a cypress covered hill where ancient springs flow and herbs grow in abundance. There, in that sacred grove, Apollo, the father of Asclepios, was worshiped as a healing God. In the 4th century BC. after the foundation of the city of Kos, his son became the adorable health's Savior. This lovely spot served as the ground where the Aesclepieion was built and used as a Temple, Clinic and University. Here, in the early sanctuary, Hippocrates received his initial training and established his Medical school. The location carries all the blessing of Aesclepios' divine treatments and Hippocrates' wisdom. It still echoes down through the centuries all the expectations and hopes of thousands of devout visitors, irrepsective of race and distance, who came here over a period of 700 hundred years long.


The Asclepieion of Kos during the Hellenistic period (restoration)

Asclepieion of Kos













The temple

The temple


















Arcade

Arcade























Mineral Spring

Mineral Spring























General View

General View


















Staircase

Staircase


















Facing Minor Asia

Facing Minor Asia


















Roman Part

Roman Part
















Healing Scene

Healing Scene
















Medical Instruments

Medical Instruments


















Oblation of a patient having his leg cured

Oblation of a patient having his leg cured

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