Meseguer González, Diego2024-07-222024-07-222021-10-10Acta Classica Universitatis Scientiarum Debreceniensis, Vol. 57 (2021) , 83–94.0418-453Xhttps://hdl.handle.net/2437/375867This paper will examine the old-woman healer figure through Greco-Roman literary sources. First, I will discuss briefly the social reputation of old women in comparison with senex  and the creation of a negative stereotype around them. After that, I will focus on the triple relation between woman, old age, and medicine in order to show the reputation of old women as skilled healers. Finally, I will analyse the use of different treatments close to magic, like enchantments and purifications, and the healings of some specific illnesses, such as love, to conclude with a brief overview of the political and social attitude towards them.application/pdfold womenfolk medicineGreco-Roman magicpraecantrixfolyóiratcikkOpen AccessActa Classica Universitatis Scientiarum Debreceniensishttps://doi.org/10.22315/ACD/2021/5Acta Classica Universitatis Scientiarum Debreceniensis57Acta Class. Univ. Sci. Debr.2732-3390