The Tree of Hippocrates is the plane tree under which, according to legend, Hippocrates of Kos taught his pupils the art of medicine. Paul of Tarsus purportedly taught here as well. The Platanus in Kos is an oriental plane, with a crown diameter of about 12 metres, said to be the largest for a plane tree in Europe.
The celebrated "Tree of Hippocrates", an oriental plane tree in Kos, Greece.
Tree of Hippocrates at the United States National Library of Medicine
A gift from the Greek Dodecanese island of Kos, historic birthplace of Hippocrates, Father of Medicine, at the National Library of Medicine.
Plaque at base of Tree of Hippocrates at the National Library of Medicine.
Kos or Cos is a Greek island, which is part of the Dodecanese island chain in the southeastern Aegean Sea. Kos is the third largest island of the Dodecanese by area, after Rhodes and Karpathos; it has a population of 37,089, making it the second most populous of the Dodecanese, after Rhodes. The island measures 42.1 by 11.5 kilometres. Administratively, Kos constitutes a municipality within the Kos regional unit, which is part of the South Aegean region. The principal town of the island and seat of the municipality is the town of Kos.
The harbour of Kos town
An Ancient Roman mosaic depicting the Abduction of Europa in the House of Europa in the Western Archaeological Zone of Kos town.
Ruins of the Ancient Gymnasion
View of the ancient Odeon (heavily restored)
