Ancient Greece

Believed that the world was controlled by many gods (like the Egyptians)
Spiritual approach was followed by Asclepios who was the god of healing
Had temples called Asclepions, people went to stay there when they were ill - this cult was popular in the 5th and 4th centuries BC
Visitors had to undertake ceremonial washing in the sea, make a sacrifice to the god and sleep in a building called the abaton (a narrow building with a roof by no solid walls, open to the air)
Priests would conduct 'ward rounds' where they would administrate ointments and perform rituals which some involved place snakes on the patients
Aslecpios' daughters were also involved in the healing process, they were called Hygeia and Panacea, their names developed in modern medicine (hygeia = hygiene and panacea = remedy for all ills)
Pythagoras was one of many Greek philosophers, he thought that life was about balance of…

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