Eshmun | |
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God of healing | |
![]() Ruins of the 7th century BC Phoenician Temple of Eshmun in Sidon | |
Phoencian | 𐤀𐤔𐤌𐤍 |
Major cult center | Sidon, Beirut, Cyprus, Sardinia, and Carthage |
Symbol | Serpent |
Gender | Male |
Temples | Temple of Eshmun at Bostan el-Sheikh, Sidon |
Equivalents | |
Greek | Asclepius |
Roman | Aesculapius |
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Eshmun (or Eshmoun, less accurately Esmun or Esmoun; Phoenician: 𐤀𐤔𐤌𐤍 ʾšmn; Akkadian: 𒅀𒋢𒈬𒉡 Yasumunu) was a Phoenician god of healing and the tutelary god of Sidon.
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