Cure and Cult in Ancient Corinth

A Guide to the Asklepieion

By (author) Mabel Lang

Book cover: Cure and Cult in Ancient Corinth

Extent: 32, 32 pages

Publisher: American School of Classical Studies at Athens

Subjects: Classical Studies, Mediterranean Archaeology

Series: Corinth Notes

Series volume number: 1

Language: English

(Paperback) (Published)

(November 1977)

ISBN: 9780876616703

5.47 x 8.46 inches

Price: $4.95

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The author deftly describes the evolution of the Fountain of Peirene framed against the underlying landscape and its ancient, medieval, and modern settlement, viewed from the perspective of Corinthian culture and spheres of interaction.


Hundreds of life-size human limbs made from terracotta, including the remains of at least 125 human hands, testify to the efficacy of the medicine practiced at the Aklepieion, on the hillside north of ancient Corinth. Made as votive gifts to thank the god for a cure, these were among many extraordinary finds made during excavations at the Temple of Asklepios and Lerna spring between 1929 and 1934. As well as providing a helpful guide to the site, this fascinating booklet also offers a unique insight into the work of physicians in the Greek world, and the types of diseases they had to contend with.

  • By (author) Mabel Lang