I Owe A Cock To Asclepius

~ Genghis, Khan of the Mongols (1155?-1227) “Let not my end disarm you, and on no account weep or keen for me, let the enemy be warned of my death”

19th century. The Karolinska Institute was founded by King Karl XIII on 13 December 1810 as an “academy for the training of skilled army surgeons” after one in three soldiers wounded in the Finnish War against Russia died in field hospitals.

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Ophiuchus, or Serpentarius, the Serpent-holder, the Serpent Bearer, the Serpent Wrestler, or the Snake Charmer, is depicted holding a snake, the snake is represented by the constellation Serpens.

Asclepius, Greco-Roman marble statue C1st-2nd A.D., State Hermitage Museum ASKLEPIOS (Asclepius) was the god of medicine. He was also the patron god, and reputed ancestor, of the Asklepiades (Asclepiades), the ancient guild of doctors.

Socrates (/ ˈ s ɒ k r ə t iː z /; Ancient Greek: Σωκρᾰ́της, translit. Sōkrátēs, [sɔːkrátɛːs]; c. 470 – 399 BC) was a classical Greek philosopher credited as one of the founders of Western philosophy, and as being the first moral philosopher, of the Western ethical tradition of thought.

Socrates is famous for having said the following quotes: If you are having trouble finding a particular Socrates quote, try control + F. Beauty is a short-lived tyranny.

On a day in 399 BC the philosopher Socrates stood before a jury of 500 of his fellow Athenians accused of “refusing to recognize the gods recognized by the state” and of “corrupting the youth.” If found guilty; his penalty could be death. The trial took place in the heart of the city, the jurors

Rooster definition, the male of domestic fowl and certain game birds; cock. See more.

Asclepius, Greco-Roman marble statue, Palazzo Altemps National Roman Museum ASKLEPIOS (Asclepius) was the god of medicine and healing. His cult was very popular in the classical era with many shrines and temples …