Eshmun

Eshmun
God of healing
Ruins of the 7th century BC Phoenician Temple of Eshmun in Sidon
Phoencian𐤀𐤔𐤌𐤍
Major cult centerSidon, Beirut, Cyprus, Sardinia, and Carthage
SymbolSerpent
GenderMale
TemplesTemple of Eshmun at Bostan el-Sheikh, Sidon
Equivalents
Greek equivalentAsclepius
Roman equivalentAesculapius

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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