Agnodice- Deluxe Double Room with Balcony 1st Floor

Agnodice- Deluxe Double Room with Balcony 1st Floor

   Agnodice Featuring free toiletries and bathrobes, this double room includes a private bathroom with a walk-in shower, a bath and a hairdryer. The air-conditioned double room features a flat-screen TV with streaming services, a private entrance, soundproof walls, a minibar as well as city views. The unit has 1 double bed. Size: 14m²

 

History:

  Agnodice or Agnodike (Ancient Greek: Ἀγνοδίκη Agnodikē); is a legendary figure credited as the first female midwife or physician in ancient Athens. Her story is told by the Roman author Gaius Julius Hyginus in his Fabulae. Agnodice is not generally believed to be a historical figure, but her story has been deployed both in support of and in opposition to women practicing midwifery or medicine.

  According to Hyginus, Agnodice studied medicine under Herophilus, and worked as a physician in her home city of Athens disguised as a man, because women at the time were forbidden from practising medicine. As her popularity with female patients grew, rival physicians accused her of seducing the women of Athens. She was tried, and revealed her sex to the jury by lifting her tunic (a gesture known in ancient Greek as anasyrma). Accused of illegally practising medicine as a woman, she was defended by the women of Athens who praised her for her effective treatments. She was acquitted, and the law against female physicians in Athens was revoked.

Maximum Room Capacity

2 Guests

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Facilities & Services

Check-in policy

Check-in time: 4:00 PM
Check-out time: 12:00 PM

Licence Number

6467101