Sleep in the Greek Mythology

OBJECTIVES: There was also an observation about the “sleep” in the Greek era, which is called the primordial current of modern medicine, which is interpreted as a phenomenon organized by God and appears in various forms in Greek mythology. METHODS: We used the words ‘Greek mythology,’ ‘Sleep,’ ‘God of Sleep,’ ‘Greece,’ and ‘myth’ in English and Korean on Google site for information on sleep in Greek mythology. RESULTS: In Greek mythology, stories appeared about the sleeping god Hypnos, his wife Pasithea, and the dream gods Oneiroi, to explain the mystery of sleep. The various ideas of ancient Greeks' sleep are reflected in legends about Ceyx and Alcyone, Psyche, Endymion, Ariadne, Argos, and Polyphemus. CONCLUSIONS: The images of sleep in Greek mythology that have continued for decades include observations and experiences of mankind. This can be interpreted from a medical point of view as the important significance of sleep on humans.

En defensa de la identidad médica cubana / Defending the Cuban medical identity

Sobre el origen de los emblemas que tienen que ver con la medicina mucho se escribe pero poco se conoce, es por ello que aún se aprecia el uso incorrecto del Caduceo de Mercurio en instituciones de salud, y quizás por facilismo o por ignorancia se han adoptado símbolos que no son los que caracterizan a la medicina en Cuba. El propósito que persigue este trabajo es reflexionar sobre este tema por la necesidad del uso adecuado de los símbolos que identifican a los trabajadores de la salud pública cubana. Se revisaron artículos científicos y se exploraron sitios Web, por lo que se pudo demostrar que el emblema que identifica al sistema de salud cubano dignamente es el Caduceo de Esculapio, al que se le atribuyen dotes para calmar o apaciguar. Esta imagen del bastón con la serpiente es la que ha quedado como un atributo del dios curativo y ha llegado hasta la actualidad como símbolo de la medicina

Much has been written, but little is known about the origin of the symbols that have to do with medicine. This is the reason why we still notice the inadequate use of the caduceus of Mercury in health institutions, and the adoption of symbols that are not characteristic of medicine in Cuba. This paper was aimed at clarifying some concepts and pieces of information on this topic, which will allow properly using the symbols that should identify the Cuban health care workers. Several scientific articles were reviewed and a number of websites were visited to demonstrate that the identity symbol of the Cuban health system is the Rod of Asclepius, which is considered to have properties of calming down or pacifying people. The staff with the serpent entwined around it is the image which has remained as an attribute of the healer god and as a symbol of medicine at present