Eshmun
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Eshmun (or Eshmoun, less accurately Esmun or Esmoun; Phoenician: π€π€π€π€ ΚΎΕ‘mn; Akkadian: π π’π¬π‘ Yasumunu) was a Phoenician god of healing and the tutelary god of Sidon.
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Eshmun | |
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God of healing | |
Phoencian | π€π€π€π€ |
Major cult center | Sidon, Beirut, Cyprus, Sardinia, and Carthage |
Symbol | Serpent |
Gender | Male |
Temples | Temple of Eshmun at Bostan el-Sheikh, Sidon |
Equivalents | |
Greek equivalent | Asclepius |
Roman equivalent | Aesculapius |
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