Eshmun

Phoenician · deity · mythic · deity

Healing god and tutelary deity of Sidon, equated with Asclepius; a youth revived by Astarte who renews bodily life.

Domains

healing
renewal of life

Powers

Cure disease and restore bodily health
Be restored to divine life by Astarte's heat

Epithets

𐤀𐤔𐤌𐤍

Relations

lover: Astarte
interpretatio: Asclepius

Sources

Eshmunazar II sarcophagus; Temple of Eshmun, Bostrenus, Sidon
Trilingual inscription equating Eshmun with Asclepius

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