Hippocrates
A) ascribed a divine origin to epilepsy.
B) treated epilepsy with "cupping."
C) denied that epilepsy was sacred or had a divine origin.
D) believed epilepsy was a contagious disease spread by mosquitoes.
E) supported the magical beliefs of the Near Easterners about epilepsy.

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Hippocrates, in contrast to the magical beliefs of the Near Easterners, denied that epilepsy was sacred or of divine origin. He believed it was a natural disease that could be treated with rational methods, such as diet and exercise.