Paeon is described as the healer to the gods, and the link of the European wild peony (P. officinalis) as a medicinal plant confirmed in the Western tradition. The Chinese and Western medicinal traditions run independently until the 1800s.

In world history: The Illiad is written – the date estimated by data modeling of word changes: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/geneticists-estimate-publication-date-of-the-illiad/