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DENDERA /
Sanatorium

Dendera, Egypt

As the goddess Hathor was powerful enough to heal the sick, many suffering from diseases came to her temple to stay. The sanatorium served as a sort of primitive hospital; cures were prescribed from dreams induced by narcotics.

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