The Sanctuary of Asclepius was a sanctuary in Epidaurus dedicated to Asclepius. Especially in the Classical and Hellenistic periods, it was the main holy...
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for the hero Epidaurus, and to be the birthplace of Apollo's son Asclepius the healer. Epidaurus is best known for its healing sanctuary (asclepieion)...
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Look up Asclepius in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Asclepius (/æsˈkliːpiəs/; Greek: Ἀσκληπιός Asklēpiós [asklɛːpiós]; Latin: Aesculapius) is a hero...
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God of medicine, Asclepius. It is built on the west side of Cynortion Mountain, near modern Lygourio, and belongs to the Epidaurus Municipality. Constructed...
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temple of Asclepius was at Epidaurus in north-eastern Peloponnese. Another famous healing temple (or asclepeion) was located on the island of Kos, where...
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site of the Eleusinian Mysteries, dedicated to Demeter and Persephone. Epidaurus: Temple of Asclepius, Epidaurus, dedicated to Asclepius. Isthmus of Corinth:...
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Asclepieion (category Temples of Asclepius)
Hellenistic and Roman world), dedicated to Asclepius, the first doctor-demigod in Greek mythology. Asclepius was said to have been such a skilled doctor...
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reconstructed at the site. Next to the temple at the Sanctuary of Asclepius, Epidaurus was "the finest of all tholoi according to ancient opinion". This was...
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The Temple of Asclepius was an ancient Roman temple to Asclepius, the Greek god of medicine, on the Isola Tiberina in Rome. It was first built between...
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Tholos of Delphi, the Philippeion at Olympia, a small memorial to the family of Philip of Macedon, and a large building at the Sanctuary of Asclepius, Epidaurus...
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