Pherōs (English spelling)

… However, the idea that urine is useful not only for diagnosing health conditions but also for treating illnesses has been around for a long time. According to Herodotus, when the Egyptian king Pheros became blind, he received a prophecy that he would be cured if he washed his eyes with the urine of a woman who had never known any man other than his husband. He tried washing his eyes with the urine of his own wife, but it was ineffective, so he tried it with many other women, and when he regained his sight, he burned to death all the women who had not been helped, including his own wife, and took as his queen the woman whose sight he was able to restore with the urine (Histories, Book 2). …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Pherōs" is listed below.

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…　だが尿が健康状態の診断に役だつだけでなく，病気の治療にも有用であると見る考えも古くからあった。ヘロドトスによれば，エジプト王フェロスPherōsが盲目になったとき，夫以外の男を知らぬ女性の尿で洗眼すれば治るとの託宣を得た。彼は自分の妃の尿で洗眼したが効果なく，次々に多くの女性で試み，再び視力を得たときに，妃をはじめとする奏効しなかった女をみな焼き殺し，その尿で視力を回復することのできた女性を妃としたという(《歴史》巻二)。…

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