Ancient Koans

Hippocrates of Kos (; ; ), also known as Hippocrates II, named after his grandfather Hippocrates I (also Hippocrates of Kos or Hippocrates I of Kos) was a Greek physician and philosopher of the classical period who is considered one of the most outstanding figures in the history of medicine. He is traditionally referred to as the "Father of Medicine" in recognition of his lasting contributions to the field, such as the use of prognosis and clinical observation, the systematic categorization of diseases, and the (later discredited) formulation of humoral theory. His studies set out the basic id

Apelles of Kos (; ; fl. 4th century BC) was a renowned painter of ancient Greece. Pliny the Elder, to whom much of modern scholars' knowledge of this artist is owed (Naturalis Historia 35.36.79–97 and passim), rated him superior to preceding and subsequent artists. He dated Apelles to the 112th Olympiad (332–329 BC), possibly because he had produced a portrait of Alexander the Great.

late 6th/early 5th century BC Greek dramatist and philosopher

ancient Greek scholar and poet

Praxagoras () was a figure of medicine in ancient Greece. He was born on the Greek island of Kos in about 340 BC. Both his father, Nicarchus, and his grandfather were physicians. Very little is known of Praxagoras' personal life, and none of his writings have survived.

ancient Greek physician

Roman physician

athlete at Olympia

4th-century BC Greek physician

thumb|250px|Panphyle in Boccaccio's De mulieribus claris Pamphile (), Panphyle, Plateae filia or Latoi filia, was the daughter of Plateas, or of Apollo (Latous), a woman of the Greek island of Kos. Pliny the Elder says that she was the first person to weave silk.

Greek physician