Dissection
Anon
Genre: | Anecdote |
Subjects: | Dissection, Religion |
The anecdote records what is said to be 'the first dissection on record', carried out by Democritus, who is surprised in the act by Hippocrates of Cos and accused of impiety for his 'contempt of the works of the Deity'. | |
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