Olympias of Thebes was a Greek midwife who lived in the first century B.C.E. [1] She was also a writer. [1] She was distinguished among the ancient Greeks for her medical writings and medical ability. [2] [3]
Pliny wrote that Olympias stated that mallows "with goose grease ... cause abortion" and that she could cure a type "of barrenness. . . by bull's gall, serpents' fat, copper rust and honey, rubbed on the parts before intercourse". [1]
It is also likely that Dioscorides knew about her work. [1]
Olympias of Thebes was a Greek midwife who lived in the first century B.C.E. [1] She was also a writer. [1] She was distinguished among the ancient Greeks for her medical writings and medical ability. [2] [3]
Pliny wrote that Olympias stated that mallows "with goose grease ... cause abortion" and that she could cure a type "of barrenness. . . by bull's gall, serpents' fat, copper rust and honey, rubbed on the parts before intercourse". [1]
It is also likely that Dioscorides knew about her work. [1]