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Common card · Science
Agnodice, a Common card
Agnodice is a legendary figure said to be the first female midwife or physician in ancient Athens.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 58
- DEF
- 42
- Power
- 100
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 15,000
Power 100 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 40 % of WikiCards cards.
Agnodice quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Agnodice card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
According to Hyginus, Agnodice studied medicine under the ______ physician Herophilus.
Answer
famous. According to Hyginus, Agnodice studied medicine under the famous physician Herophilus. From the Agnodice article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Wesley Moodie. Wesley Moodie 67 · Mary Kenneth Keller 61 · Agnodice 58 · Mizpah Hotel 54 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Her story, originally told in the Fabulae, has been used to illustrate issues surrounding women in medicine and midwifery.
- Agnodice is not generally considered a historical figure, but her legend has influenced discussions about gender roles in medical professions.
- According to Hyginus, Agnodice studied medicine under the famous physician Herophilus.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Agnodice article was read about 15,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 58 and blocks with 42: each hit it takes is cut by 17 %.
How to get Agnodice
Open packs. Each pack holds five cards drawn from real Wikipedia articles, the rarest last, and the fifth card is always Rare or better. The odds are shown in the game. A free pack arrives every hour and two can wait, and the Coins you win in duels buy more packs.
More Science cards
Cards close in power
The cards just above and just below Agnodice in the power ranking, all domains together.
- Mizpah HotelUncommon · Society · ATK 54 DEF 46
- Salvatore QuasimodoUncommon · History · ATK 59 DEF 41
- Wesley MoodieUncommon · Society · ATK 67 DEF 33
- Alan GilbertCommon · Arts · ATK 60 DEF 40
- EpipalaeolithicCommon · History · ATK 59 DEF 41
- French AmericaUncommon · Society · ATK 60 DEF 40
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Agnodice (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : F. Villain, after Auguste Foucaud, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
