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...mix it with wine, and apply it to the side; and he was saved, and publicly gave thanks to the God, and the people rejoiced with him. original Greek: "οἴνου ἀναφυρᾶσαι..." / original Latin: "LVCIO affecto lateris dolore..." That is:

To LUCIUS, who was suffering from a pain in his side and had been given up on by all men, the God gave an oracle: he should come and take ashes from the altar, mix them with wine, and apply them to his side. He recovered, and publicly gave thanks to the God, and the people rejoiced with him.

To Julian, who was spitting blood and had been despaired of by every man, the God gave a revelation to come and take pine nuts from the altar of the three-fold base, and eat them with honey for three days; and he was saved, and coming forward, he gave thanks publicly before the people. original Greek: "Αἷμα ἀναφέροντι ἰουλιανῷ..." / original Latin: "SANGVINEM reuomenti Iuliano..." That is:

To JULIAN, who was vomiting blood and was despaired of by all men, the God responded through an oracle: he should come and take pine kernels from the altar and eat them with honey for three days. He recovered and, while living, publicly gave thanks in the presence of the people.

To Valerius Aper, a blind soldier, the God gave an oracle that he should come and take the blood of a white rooster mixed with honey, and prepare an eye-salve collyrium: an ancient medicinal preparation, usually for the eyes, often shaped like a small loaf or stick, and for three days he should rub it upon his eyes. And he regained his sight, and he came and gave thanks publicly to the God. original Greek: "Οὐαλερίῳ ἄπρῳ στρατιώτῃ τυφλῷ..." / original Latin: "VALERIO Apro, militi caeco..." That is:

To VALERIUS APER, a blind soldier, the God gave an oracle: he should come and take the blood from a white rooster, mixing in honey, and should compose an eye-salve and use it upon his eyes for three days. And he saw, and he came, and he gave thanks publicly to the God.

I conjecture that this was also commonly done in the temple of Isis The Egyptian goddess of healing and magic, whose cult was widespread in the Roman Empire., based on these verses by the poet Tibullus:

Now Goddess, now help me, for that you can heal,
many a painted tablet in your temples shows.

Since these things were so, it becomes likely that only the knowledge of remedies...