Hidradenitis Suppurativa Tanımlayan Bir Erkek Genital Adak

Abstract

Çok tanrılı antik çağda hastalıklarına ve sıkıntılarına çare bulmak isteyen insanlar iyileştirici güçleri olduğuna inanılan tanrı ve tanrıçalar adına yapılan tapınaklara gitmişlerdir. Hastalar bu tapınaklarda tanrılara şifa dilemek veya şifa bulduktan sonra teşekkür etmek üzere çeşitli adaklar sunmuşlardır. Bu adaklar içinde de adak sahibinin sağlık sorununu ifade eden adak örnekleri çok özel örnekler olarak dikkat çekmiştir.

Bu yazıda, Antik Yunan Dönemine ait, bilinmeyen bir tapınakta keşfedilmiş pubik bölge cildinde lezyonlara işaret eden bir erkek genital adak ele alınmıştır.

Keywords

• hidradenitis,genital,adak

A male genital oblation defining hidradenitis suppurativa

Abstract

In ancient times, people who wanted to find remedies for their illnesses and troubles have gone to temples in the name of gods and goddesses who are believed to have healing powers. In these temples, patients offered a variety of voters to thank gods for healing or to thank them after healing. The votive examples which express the health problem of the voters have attracted attention as very special examples.

In this article, we have considered a male genital votive with lesions on the pubic region skin which has discovered in an unknown temple of the ancient Greek period.

Keywords

• Hidradenitis suppurativa,genital,votive

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