Galen might have sworn an oath to this 5th century B.C. Greek man he considered the beginning of all medical learning
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idea that the Oath was meant to be taken at the beginning of a medical ... life and 
art and be honored by all men for time eternal; but may it be the opposite of this ... 
considered Asclepius a mortal physician, he is generally considered the son of... [DOC] [TLE] The Hippocratic "oath" (Some further reasonable hypotheses) [PAR] Apr 25, 2014 ... 3) He did not begin teaching any disciple unless he swore an "Oath", as the ... of 
medicine in Kos, the Greek comedian could not avoid knowing very well ... 
middle of the 4th century B.C.