Eshmun
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Eshmun is a Phoenician god primarily associated with healing and medicine, often linked to later Greco-Roman healing deities.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Melqart | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Phoenician god
ⓘ
healing deity ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Astarte
ⓘ
Baal ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
fertility
ⓘ
healing ⓘ life ⓘ medicine ⓘ restoration of health ⓘ |
| cultPeriod |
Classical antiquity
ⓘ
Iron Age ⓘ
surface form:
Iron Age Levant
|
| culture | Phoenician religion ⓘ |
| depictedAs |
bearded male figure
ⓘ
standing with staff ⓘ |
| equatedWith |
Asclepius
ⓘ
surface form:
Aesculapius
Asclepius ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasMythologicalRole |
healer of humans
ⓘ
restorer of life ⓘ |
| hasSanctuaryType | healing sanctuary ⓘ |
| hasTemple |
Temple of Eshmun
ⓘ
surface form:
Temple of Eshmun at Bostan esh-Sheikh
|
| hasTitle |
Divine Physician
ⓘ
Lord of Healing ⓘ |
| influenced | later healing cults in the Mediterranean ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Phoenician ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
Asclepian sanctuaries
ⓘ
Greco-Roman healing cults ⓘ |
| majorCultCenter | Sidon ⓘ |
| nameAttestedIn |
Greek sources
ⓘ
Latin sources ⓘ Phoenician inscriptions ⓘ |
| patronOf |
healing rituals
ⓘ
physicians ⓘ the sick ⓘ |
| region |
Levant region
ⓘ
surface form:
Levant
|
| religiousTradition | Canaanite-Phoenician religion ⓘ |
| ritualPractice |
pilgrimage to sanctuaries
ⓘ
ritual bathing at healing sites ⓘ votive offerings for healing ⓘ |
| symbol |
serpent
ⓘ
staff ⓘ |
| typeOfCult | therapeutic cult ⓘ |
| worshippedIn |
Carthage
ⓘ
Mediterranean colonies ⓘ Phoenician civilization ⓘ
surface form:
Phoenicia
Sidon ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Melqart
this entity surface form:
Melqart