The ascent of Olympus / by Rendel Harris.

  • J. Rendel Harris
Date:
1917
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    the origin of many things in the later herbals. It is quite clear that to the author of the Hoi'tus Sanitatis the herb in question was women’s medicine. We mi ght roughly group the operations as follows :— Women’s medicine. B.C.D.O. Child’s medicine. L. Pains in the feet. E.G.M. Vesicary troubles. H.O. Fevers. l.N. Pains in the hips. K. Magical values. E.F. It is clear that the real value of the herb lies in its influence upon women and children and upon travellers, and in the power as an amulet. The reason for its connection with travellers does not yet appear : the other curative and prophylactic qualities are thoroughly Artemisian. Especially interesting is the appearance of Artemis as the one that takes care of the baby, the KovpoTpocjyo^. We are evi¬ dently coming nearer to the source of the magic and of the medicine. Now let us see what Dioscorides says about the plant, since it is clear that the herbals in part derive from him ; the Artemisia is described in Dioscorides, “ De materia medica,” lib. III. cap. 117^ 118. 117. ’Apre/xicrta 17 piev ttoXvkXcjpo^;, rj Se pLOvoKXoivo^ ... 17 p,€v ttoXvkXojvos (f)V€rai o)? to ttoXv ip rrapadaXao'O'Loi^ roTTOt?, TToa OapiPOtiSr}^, napopLOLO^ dxjjLpOicp, pLed^cop Se Kal Xi7Tap(PT€pa TOL (f)vXXa e^ovcra • Kal 7] piip rt? avrrjf; icrrip eveppT]^, irXarvTepa i^ovcra rd (f)vXXa Kal roif^ pd/BSovs * 17 Sc Xeirrorepay dpOrj pLLKpa, Xeirra, XevKa, /Bapvoapia * Oepov^ Sc dpOel * 8e TO ip pi€aoyeLOL<; XenTOKapTrop, olttXovp tcp KavXw, a(f)6Spa p^LKpop, dpBovs TrepiTrXeoiP KTjpoeihov^ rfj xpoia • Xenrov KaXovcTiP dprepicriap popokXojpop ' e<jTL 8e evcjSeo’ripa rrjf; npo avTrjq. ^Kp^orepai 8e Oeppaipovcn Kal XernypovciP ' diro^eppvpepai Se dppolpvG'ip els yvpaiKe'ia iyKaOicrpara irpos dyojy^p ipprjpojp Kal SevTepojp Kal ip/Bpvcop, pvcrip re Kal (j)Xeypop'^p r-qs vcrrepas Kai upvxjJLP Klucjp Kai enoyrjp ovpcop. rj oe^iroa Kara rov rjrpov KaTairXadOe'lcra TroXXiq, eppiqpa Kipel' 6 Se ef avrrjs yyXos Xeapdels crvp crpvpprj^ Kal irpocrredeis^ dyei dno prjrpas, Sera Kal
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