Medicine in Homer

Medicine in Homer explores injuries in the great epic poems of Homer from the perspective of contemporary medical professionals. With a foundation of text describing those injuries included in both Odyssey and The Iliad, this text will draw connections to neurology, toxicology and genetics in ancient Greek times. As human anatomy remains unchanged, a careful study of trauma anatomy in Homer provides a unique window into the epics, their composition and into the development of medicine as is available today.