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Greek Mythology Offers Clues About Ancient Neonatal Care
According to a report by Athens News Agency, the analysis was done by doctors from Agios Savvas oncological hospital in Athens, working in collaboration with private colleagues in Hania.
The results of the analysis were presented at the 15th Hellenic Conference on Perinatal Medicine taking place in Thessaloniki.
In an essay entitled "Mythological description of an incubator", the doctors said that the description given in ancient myths of the birth of the god Dionysus and how he was cared for very closely approximates the requirements for an incubator used in modern hospitals.
According to some versions of the myth, Dionysus was born prematurely in the eighth month of pregnancy and had a low birth weight.
He was carried by the god Hermes to Mount Nysa and delivered into the care of the Hyades, the nymphs of warm rain, that placed him in a cave having all the requirements of an incubator - an air filter, double lining and protection from draughts.
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