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Platani - Asklepion
Platani - Asklepion - The second largest (after Rhodes) island of the greek archipelagos Dodekanisos, Kos is recognised as a native land of the legendary founder of classic medicine Hippocrates. He is justly celebrated on Kos; not only does he have a tree, a street, a park, a statue and an international medical institute named after him, but also Asklepion, near the mountain village Platani, a large ancient curative centre and now a major tourist attraction.
It was actually founded just after the death of Hippocrates (460-370 BC), but the methods used and taught here were his. Both a temple to Asklepios (god of medicine, son of Apollo) and a renowned curative centre itself, its magnificent setting on three artificial hillside terraces overlooking Anatolia reflects early recongnition of the importance of the terapeutic environment. by Peter Bircak
The second largest (after Rhodes) island of the greek archipelagos Dodekanisos, Kos is recognised as a native land of the legendary founder of classic medicine Hippocrates. He is justly celebrated on Kos; not only does he have a tree, a street, a park, a statue and an international medical institute named after him, but also Asklepion, near the mountain village Platani, a large ancient curative centre and now a major tourist attraction. It was actually founded just after the death of Hippocrates (460-370 BC), but the methods used and taught here were his. Both a temple to Asklepios (god of medicine, son of Apollo) and a renowned curative centre itself, its magnificent setting on three artificial hillside terraces overlooking Anatolia reflects early recongnition of the importance of the terapeutic environment.

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