Personal: Images Of Incubation

Question 1

Why is the archines tablet useful to our understanding of location and sleep ?
When is it dated

Answer 1

• shows the room of incubation the Enkoimeteroin and the Enkoimeiss( healing sleep)

Dated to 400-350BC

Question 2

How is the archines tablet useful for our understanding of the process ?

Answer 2

• depicts the process of being healed the prayer on arrival, incubation with snake and scalpel doing a medical process on the shoulder

However we don’t know if you are cured in the sleep or if it’s told to you

Question 3

Who is cutting into Archinus’ arm ?

Answer 3

Amiphoaraus
- like Asclepius his worship includes dream incubation
- in this depiction he is considered to be healing Archinus

Question 4

What does the Archinus tablet focus on ?

Answer 4

The medical attention that Archinus is receiving reflection the more practical mind of the Athenians

Question 5

How does Klonisaki describe healing ?

Answer 5

‘ Healing was a very personal matter’

Question 6

How is Epidaurus object 1305 useful for our understanding?

Answer 6

Focuses on the magical interaction with the gods
Asclepius and his two sons Machaon and Podaerlios stand over the mortal

It’s incredibly personal with gods in such close proximity