The Classical World

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Integumentary System

    • Bandages and Incantations
    • Ears, Armpits, and Goats
    • Physical Reactions to the Plague

Musculoskeletal System

    • Achilles and the Tendocalcaneus
    • Atlas and the Cartographers
    • The Coccyx and Cloudland
    • Gout

Cardiovascular System

    • Asclepius (Aesculapius)
    • Hippocrates
    • Non-Surgeons and Medicine
    • Wounds and Surgeons

Blood and Lymph Systems

    • Eosinophil and Rosy-fingered Dawn
    • Prometheus, Pandora, and Hercules

Respiratory System

    • Anemone: Venus and Adonis
    • Apollo’s Arrows
    • Cupid’s Bow: Apollo and Daphne
    • From Vesuvius to Mount St. Helens

Nervous System

    • Agora
    • Aqueduct
    • Arachne
    • Delirium
    • Echopathy
    • Hysteria
    • Narcissism
    • Narcolepsy
    • Panic
    • Pons
    • Psychological Effects of the Plague
    • Sexual Complexes

Endocrine System

    • Chimera
    • Cretinism, Astygmatism, and Christianity
    • Estrus Cycle
    • Hermaphroditism
    • Insulin and Islets of Langerhans

The Eye

    • Argus and the Peacock
    • Pupil
    • Tunic
    • Iris
    • Cyclopia

The Ear

    • Labyrinth
    • The Sirens and the Sirenomelia
    • Tympanum and the Eardrums
    • Winged Words

Gastrointestinal System

    • Bulimia and Lucullan Feasts
    • The Cecum and Latin Knicknames
    • Harmful Drugs and Antidotes

Urinary System

    • Public Baths
    • Publics Latrines

Male Reproductive System

    • Erectile Dysfunction
    • Nymphomania and Satyriasis
    • Priapism
    • Testis

Female Reproductive System

    • Amazia and Amazons
    • Aphrodite Philomēdēs
    • Aphrodite Philomeidēs
    • Cesarean Section
    • Hymen and Wedding Songs
    • Parthenogenesis
    • Pygmalion