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Lebanon.Echmoun
| Situated in a garden known as Bustan El Sheikh amidst an expanse of citrus trees whose blossoms scent the air in the spring long before the traveler reaches the city Echmoun. Echmoun, the healer god, was one of the favorite gods of the Phoenicians during the 6th and the 5th century BC. The main temple dedicated to him was built in the Persian style. Another Temple was added to the original one between the 4th and the 2nd century BC; later a chapel and pool as well as a small mosaic guarded by a headless sphinx were added. The cult of Echmoun persisted during the Roman period and the important collection of votive pieces depicting children suggest that Echmoun may have been regarded as a pediatrician at the time. |