This bronze statue of Hippocrates as a teacher was unveiled in October 2023 in his homeland Kos (Akti Kountouriotou), near the seaport and the famous plane tree under which, according to a tradition, he used to teach the art of medicine to his students.
It is a work of Greek sculptor Giorgos Kikotis and was financed by US Dimitris Tassios, of Kosic origin1.
The text of the Hippocratic oath is engraved on the front of the pedestal.
On the right side, we can see a bas-relief of Hippocrates teaching at the bedside of a patient.
On the left side, there is another bas-relief of the physician with some very modern quotes from his books about the importance of diet, physical exercise and prevention.
- Photos by Serena Giacalone (August 2024)
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