Agnodice
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| Gender | Female |
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| Born | Athens |
| Greece | |
| Era | Classical Greece |
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| ID | 762666 |
Agnodice Life story
Agnodice or Agnodike is a legendary figure credited as the first female midwife or physician in ancient Athens. Her story is told by the Roman author Gaius Julius Hyginus in his Fabulae.