The temples and ritual of Asklepios at Epidauros and AthensTwo lectures delivered at the Royal Institution of Great Britain . portico orAbaton, a part of which is seen in Plates V. and X. ; thewestern part is in two stories, the lower one being in the 1 Montfaucon (LAntiq. Explic. I ii 289) quotes a curious story to the effect thatDionysios, the Tyrant of Syracuse, visiting Epirlauros, stole the massive golden beanl from thefigure of the god. He excused the theft on the ground that it was unseemly for Asklepios towear a beard when his father Apollo had none ! ASKLEPIOS AT EPIDAUROS AND ATHENS
The temples and ritual of Asklepios at Epidauros and AthensTwo lectures delivered at the Royal Institution of Great Britain . portico orAbaton, a part of which is seen in Plates V. and X. ; thewestern part is in two stories, the lower one being in the 1 Montfaucon (LAntiq. Explic. I ii 289) quotes a curious story to the effect thatDionysios, the Tyrant of Syracuse, visiting Epirlauros, stole the massive golden beanl from thefigure of the god. He excused the theft on the ground that it was unseemly for Asklepios towear a beard when his father Apollo had none ! ASKLEPIOS AT EPIDAUROS AND ATHENS 9 basement. It is open on the south side ; a double colonnadesupports the roof, the eaves of which, together with the wallsand columns, showed colour decoration. This constituted theward or sleeping place for the sick who were awaiting themiraculous interposition of the god. The Abaton wasfurnished with pallets, lamps, tables, altars, and probablycurtains, the patients themselves supplying their own bedclothing. Other details of this building will be given in thenext lecture. It may be added here that from one point of. PLATE VIII—Remains of East Abaton view these remains are highly interesting, for they constitutethe earliest known example of a Hospital Ward. There isreason to believe that institutions closely related to Infirmariesor Hospitals existed in Egypt many centuries earlier than thefounding of the Hieron, but no structural trace of such abuilding has been discovered. The back or north wall of the Abaton, the front orsouth line of Ionic columns and the central line of columnscan be clearly made out from the remaining fragments. TO THE TEMPLES AND RITUAL OF Plate VIII shows these remains of the eastern part ofthe Abaton. The photograph unfortunately is defective, andit gives the idea that the remains are less considerable andimportant than they really are. In Plate IX the remains of the lower story of thewestern part are shown. This photograph was taken from thetop o
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