Abstract
Epilepsy is one of the most dreaded and terrifying human afflictions. One of the many names it has received was Sacred Disease, during Greek times. Heracles served as a source of the divine connotation that epilepsy received in ancient times, as he was one of the most important demigods in Greek mythology. However, several authors have attributed Heracles' actions to a seizure, including Hippocrates, who described the sacred disease on his "Corpus Hippocraticum." This paper reviewed some of the publications on the myth and content of the text of Hippocrates, in relation to the current knowledge of the disease.
Highlights
Epilepsy is one of the most dreaded and terrifying human afflictions
Epilepsy has been seen through many different standpoints since its inception
During the first periods of humankind, it was surrounded by an aura of mysticism and divinity, but as scientific knowledge evolved, the concept of epilepsy has changed
Summary
Epilepsy is one of the most dreaded and terrifying human afflictions. One of the many names it has received was Sacred Disease, during Greek times. RESUMEN La epilepsia es una de las enfermedades más temidas y terroríficas de la humanidad. Hércules sirvió como una de las fuentes para la connotación divina que la epilepsia recibió en tiempos antiguos, debido a que fue uno de los semidioses más importantes de la mitología griega. Muchos autores atribuyeron las acciones de Hércules a convulsiones, incluyendo Hipócrates, quien describió la enfermedad sagrada en su “Corpus Hippocraticum”.
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