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Is the college an Asklepieion?
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19069043     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
After an annual introduction of new Fellows one of them viewed the neckties on display and, referring to their sagittary motif, was heard to say, 'I suppose it is the College crest.' Of course, it is precisely not that. The only crest the College has is that of its arms, which is completely different. However, one can sympathise with the new Fellow, for in the College he was surrounded by confusing reminders of the medical mythology of ancient Greece. This account is offered as a refresher course on the dramatis personae of the pantheon and some of their activities and attributes.
Authors:
D Emslie Smith
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Historical Article; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh     Volume:  38     ISSN:  1478-2715     ISO Abbreviation:  J R Coll Physicians Edinb     Publication Date:  2008 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2008-12-12     Completed Date:  2009-01-07     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101144324     Medline TA:  J R Coll Physicians Edinb     Country:  Scotland    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  78-84     Citation Subset:  QIS    
Affiliation:
University of Dundee, Dundee, UK.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Emblems and Insignia / history*
Greek World / history*
History, Ancient
Mythology*

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