Medicine in Homer explores injuries in the great epic poems of Homer from the perspective of contemporary medical professionals. This foundational text describes injuries included in both Odyssey and The Iliad, drawing on 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 the development of medicine available today.
1. Section 1: Introduction - p. 1 2. 1. Introduction, synopsis of chapters, and the Homeric question - p. 3 3. 2. Homer and orthopedics - p. 7 4. 3. Physicians and other medical personnel in Homer’s epics - p. 11 5. Thersites’ cleidocranial dysostosis and the story of the Iliad and Odyssey - p. 15 6. 5. Which translation of Homer should I use? - p. 19 7. Section 2: Trauma in homer - p. 27 8. A trauma registry of Homer’s Iliad - p. 29 9. A trauma registry of Homer’s Odyssey - p. 55 10. 8. Trauma medicine in Homer - p. 65 11. 9. Upper extremity injuries in Homer - p. 81 12. 10. Thoracic trauma in Homer - p. 93 13. 11. Abdominal trauma in Homer - p. 107 14. 12. Lower extremity injuries in Homer - p. 117 15. 13. Cranio-maxillofacial injuries in Homer - p. 131 16. 14. Trauma in Homer: a classicist’s analysis and perspective - p. 141 17. Section 3: Neurology, toxicology, infectious disease and genetics in homer - p. 151 18. 15. Neurotrauma and other neurology in Homer - p. 153 19. 16. A case of antisocial personality disorder in Homer - p. 161 20. 17. Homer’s pharmacology, toxicology, and epidemics through the lens of current scientific evidence - p. 167 21. 18. An eight-generation genealogy of Homer’s Trojans - p. 193 22. Section 4: Further perspectives on medicine in homer - p. 197 23. 19. Can Homer’s language and some mathematics help us to put a date on the Iliad? - p. 199 24. Analyzing the social networks of Homer's Iliad and Odyssey - p. 205 25. Did Homer write both the Iliad and the Odyssey? - p. 217 26. 22. Posttraumatic stress disorder in Homer: a female veteran’s perspective - p. 235 27. 23. War and medicine in Homer: a combat veteran’s perspective - p. 243 28. 24. Conclusion and future studies - p. 251 29. Index - p. 265
Medicine in Homer explores injuries in the great epic poems of Homer from the perspective of contemporary medical professionals. This foundational text describes injuries included in both Odyssey and The Iliad, drawing on 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 the development of medicine available today.
1. Section 1: Introduction - p. 1 2. 1. Introduction, synopsis of chapters, and the Homeric question - p. 3 3. 2. Homer and orthopedics - p. 7 4. 3. Physicians and other medical personnel in Homer’s epics - p. 11 5. Thersites’ cleidocranial dysostosis and the story of the Iliad and Odyssey - p. 15 6. 5. Which translation of Homer should I use? - p. 19 7. Section 2: Trauma in homer - p. 27 8. A trauma registry of Homer’s Iliad - p. 29 9. A trauma registry of Homer’s Odyssey - p. 55 10. 8. Trauma medicine in Homer - p. 65 11. 9. Upper extremity injuries in Homer - p. 81 12. 10. Thoracic trauma in Homer - p. 93 13. 11. Abdominal trauma in Homer - p. 107 14. 12. Lower extremity injuries in Homer - p. 117 15. 13. Cranio-maxillofacial injuries in Homer - p. 131 16. 14. Trauma in Homer: a classicist’s analysis and perspective - p. 141 17. Section 3: Neurology, toxicology, infectious disease and genetics in homer - p. 151 18. 15. Neurotrauma and other neurology in Homer - p. 153 19. 16. A case of antisocial personality disorder in Homer - p. 161 20. 17. Homer’s pharmacology, toxicology, and epidemics through the lens of current scientific evidence - p. 167 21. 18. An eight-generation genealogy of Homer’s Trojans - p. 193 22. Section 4: Further perspectives on medicine in homer - p. 197 23. 19. Can Homer’s language and some mathematics help us to put a date on the Iliad? - p. 199 24. Analyzing the social networks of Homer's Iliad and Odyssey - p. 205 25. Did Homer write both the Iliad and the Odyssey? - p. 217 26. 22. Posttraumatic stress disorder in Homer: a female veteran’s perspective - p. 235 27. 23. War and medicine in Homer: a combat veteran’s perspective - p. 243 28. 24. Conclusion and future studies - p. 251 29. Index - p. 265
