Asclepius at Epidaurus GRK 102, ch17 civ
λύω, Principal Parts λύω (ῡ) λύσω (ῡ) ἐλύθην (ῠ) ἔλυσα (ῡ) “I untie,” imperfective system λύσω (ῡ) “I shall untie,” fut act/mid system ἔλυσα (ῡ) “I untied,” aor. act/mid system λέλυκα (ῠ) “I have untied,” perf act system λέλυμαι (ῠ) “I have ransomed,” etc., perf mid/pass system ἐλύθην (ῠ) “I was untied,” aor/fut pass system
Model Sentences ὁ λῃστὴς ἔλυσε τὴν παῖδα ἡ μήτηρ ἐλύσατο τὴν παῖδα Vocab notes ὁ λῃστής, τοῦ λῃστοῦ, “pirate” ἡ παῖς, τῆς παιδός, “girl” ἡ μήτηρ, τῆς μητρός, “mother”
Comments/Questions Why Asclepian healing? Were there medical doctors at Epidaurus? I don’t know! Asclepian conquest of death as hubris Combination of mystical and practical healing Could patients have been drugged? Why theater?
νῦν δ᾽ ἐνθάδ᾽ ἐλθών, ὥσπερ ἐς Ἀσκληπιοῦ ἐγκατακλιθεὶς σωθείς τε, τὸν λοιπὸν χρόνον ἀναβεβίωκα. . . .
Asclepius: Facts Parentage Cult Cult associate Therapy Apollo Coronis hero god Cult associate Hygieia (hugieia, “health”) Therapy “incubation”