Database: Hippokrates

The Father of Medicine

Hippokrates was born and raised in Astypalia City as an Asklepiad, a member of a group believed to be descendants of the healing god Asklepios. When Hippokrates was young, he worked as a healer assistant and met Myrrine, who was carrying a heavily-wounded Alexios with her. Myrrine sought medical aid for her son but was turned away by Kippokrates due to his inexperience. This failure was an important moment for Hippokrates.

Hippokrates began working even harder on his craft and eventually theorized that diseases were caused naturally and need eto be healed as such, as opposed to traditional healing by praying to the gods for help. In 429 BCE, Hippokrates travelled to Athens hoping to aid the city suffering from a terrible plague. He convinced the people to burn the corpses to prevent the spread of the disease.

Hippokrates became a well-renowned physician for his skill and philosophies in medicine. He created the Hippocratic Oath, an oath sworn by doctors to do no harm to patients, amongst other tenets. His influence on modern medicine earned him the title "The Father of Medicine".