Hemlock

[Ligottian]

That liquid hemlock drink that the ancient Greeks used for suicide...Was it fairly quick and painless? I know I could do my own research but thought I could save myself time if anyone here could help me.

 

[Onelegman]

I think death with hemlock is painful beyond measure. Socrates died like this and in several publications I read that he took a long time to die...

 

[KillingPain267]

How painful is fatal hemlock poisoning?

Answer (1 of 2): There are different kinds of hemlock. There’s the type known as poison hemlock (Conium maculatum) and there’s water helmock (Cicuta). I assume you’re asking about poison hemlock, the type that killed Socrates. How painful is it? I don’t know because I’ve never taken it. It kills ...

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