Eshmun
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.
| Eshmun | |
|---|---|
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 equivalent | Asclepius |
| Roman equivalent | Aesculapius |
| Deities of the ancient Near East |
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| Religions of the ancient Near East |
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