The Beliefs, Myths, and Reality Surrounding the Word Hema (Blood) from Homer to the Present
All ancient nations hinged their beliefs about hema (blood) on their religious dogmas as related to mythology or the origins of religion. The Hellenes (Greeks) especially have always known hema as the well-known red fluid of the human body. Greek scientific considerations about blood date from Homer...
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| description | All ancient nations hinged their beliefs about hema (blood) on their religious dogmas as related to mythology or the origins of religion. The Hellenes (Greeks) especially have always known hema as the well-known red fluid of the human body. Greek scientific considerations about blood date from Homeric times. The ancient Greeks considered hema as synonymous with life. In Greek myths and historical works, one finds the first references to the uninterrupted vascular circulation of blood, the differences between venous and arterial blood, and the bone marrow as the site of blood production. The Greeks also speculated about mechanisms of blood coagulation and the use of blood transfusion to save life. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-0219937f0d5e4f8bb6c2430079de83782025-02-03T06:08:25ZengWileyAnemia2090-12672090-12752010-01-01201010.1155/2010/857657857657The Beliefs, Myths, and Reality Surrounding the Word Hema (Blood) from Homer to the PresentJohn Meletis0Kostas Konstantopoulos1First Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Laiko General Hospital Athens, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens 11527, GreeceFirst Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Laiko General Hospital Athens, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens 11527, GreeceAll ancient nations hinged their beliefs about hema (blood) on their religious dogmas as related to mythology or the origins of religion. The Hellenes (Greeks) especially have always known hema as the well-known red fluid of the human body. Greek scientific considerations about blood date from Homeric times. The ancient Greeks considered hema as synonymous with life. In Greek myths and historical works, one finds the first references to the uninterrupted vascular circulation of blood, the differences between venous and arterial blood, and the bone marrow as the site of blood production. The Greeks also speculated about mechanisms of blood coagulation and the use of blood transfusion to save life.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/857657 |
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| title | The Beliefs, Myths, and Reality Surrounding the Word Hema (Blood) from Homer to the Present |
| title_full | The Beliefs, Myths, and Reality Surrounding the Word Hema (Blood) from Homer to the Present |
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| title_short | The Beliefs, Myths, and Reality Surrounding the Word Hema (Blood) from Homer to the Present |
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