Isola di Kos, Grecia: Birthplace of Hippocrates

Site of the Askiepieion of Kos (Medical School)

Aslepius: Greek God of Medicine

The Rod of Asclepius, a-snake entwined staff, is represented by the Caduceus.

Entry to Isola di Kos from mainland Greece

Hippocrates’ beach; I like to imagine he resting here, with students, staring out to sea.

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