It was ancient Greece that first established medical education in temples. There is a legend in the temple medical system in ancient Greece: it is said that the doctors of the gods are Apollo, the sun god who dominates almost everyone's life. He has an illegitimate child named Asclepius on earth.

Asclepius is very clever and often helps people to see a doctor. But he offended death by escorting the health of ordinary people on earth. Death complained to Zeus, who hacked Asclepius to death. Later, knowing that Asclepius was actually his grandson and had great medical talent, Zeus revived Asclepius and gave him a scepter as a medicine god, so that he could hold medicine in one hand, a scepter in the other and a snake in the other.

Temple medicine in ancient Greece.

The ancient Greeks believed that as long as they slept in the temple of Asclepius for a few nights, the doctor would cure the disease in their dreams, which was called "temple sleep". Modern scholars believe that it is possible for people to recover from sleeping in temples, because temples are generally built on mountains and beside gurgling streams. Dense forests, fresh air, mineral-rich hot springs and beautiful gardens in front of temples create a healthy environment.