Olympia Panagiotidou is a Postdoc Researcher at the Department of the Study of Religion at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, in Greece. For her research, she has received a scholarship and support from the State Scholarships Foundation of Greece (IKY). She earned her PhD and holds a MA in Cognitive Science and the Study of Religion from Aristotle University and Aarhus University. She also holds a BA in History and Archaeology from Aristotle University.

• Introduction 1. Setting the Theoretical Framework 2. Forming Ideas about Asclepius and His Healing Power 3. The Spread of the Asclepius Cult - Deciding to Visit an Asclepieion 4. Taking the Journey - Arriving at the Asclepieia 5. The Culmination of Incubation: Creating the Miracle Conclusion: Completing the Loop

Olympia Panagiotidou is a Postdoc Researcher at the Department of the Study of Religion at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, in Greece. For her research, she has received a scholarship and support from the State Scholarships Foundation of Greece (IKY). She earned her PhD and holds a MA in Cognitive Science and the Study of Religion from Aristotle University and Aarhus University. She also holds a BA in History and Archaeology from Aristotle University.

• Introduction 1. Setting the Theoretical Framework 2. Forming Ideas about Asclepius and His Healing Power 3. The Spread of the Asclepius Cult - Deciding to Visit an Asclepieion 4. Taking the Journey - Arriving at the Asclepieia 5. The Culmination of Incubation: Creating the Miracle Conclusion: Completing the Loop

Olympia Panagiotidou is a Postdoc Researcher at the Department of the Study of Religion at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, in Greece. For her research, she has received a scholarship and support from the State Scholarships Foundation of Greece (IKY). She earned her PhD and holds a MA in Cognitive Science and the Study of Religion from Aristotle University and Aarhus University. She also holds a BA in History and Archaeology from Aristotle University.

• Introduction 1. Setting the Theoretical Framework 2. Forming Ideas about Asclepius and His Healing Power 3. The Spread of the Asclepius Cult - Deciding to Visit an Asclepieion 4. Taking the Journey - Arriving at the Asclepieia 5. The Culmination of Incubation: Creating the Miracle Conclusion: Completing the Loop