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<p>[QUOTE="hotwheelsearl, post: 7380446, member: 75143"]Asklepios is a rather famous deity, the god of medicine, healing, doctors, etc. He's a cool dude who often looks like Zeus with the beard and all that getup. My man also got the pecs, no doubt a result of his healthy lifestyle.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1285104[/ATTACH]</p><p>Temples to Asklepios were common across the Hellenistic realms, with the most famous one in Epidaurus, which had a whole giant healing complex, basically the Disneyland for the sick.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1285108[/ATTACH]</p><p>An interesting feature of the main temple was that it included an accessibility ramp for the mobility-impaired to more easily get inside, preceding the ADA by a solid two thousand years.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1285109[/ATTACH]</p><p>Inside the temple it was a little different than most other major temples. Most of the major temples disallowed the public except for special occasions and festivals/feasts. However, Asklepion temples allowed select sick people to actually stay for several days and were attended to by the temple priests, doctors, and other health professionals.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1285110[/ATTACH]</p><p>In the above picture, you can see strange disembodied limps and body parts on the walls. When patients arrived, they brought with them models of bronze or clay, of the body part that troubled them. For example, if they had leg pain they'd bring a leg model. There is also a large number of both male and female genetalia, indicating that these healing centers were used for any and all ailments, even the more advanced ones.</p><p><br /></p><p>Although Asklepios was the Big Daddy of healing, there was a cute little dude associated with Asklepios by the name of Telesphoros, who is an interesting character often existing in the shadow of his father today. Most people who know a little about classical history know Asklepios, but much fewer have ever heard of Telesphoros, but lil' T was actually a very important guy in the Hellenic tradition of healing. He was the god of convalescence, otherwise known as the process of healing. So, while Dad was the god of healing and medicine overall, Telesphoros was the one handling the restoration of health from zero to hero.</p><p><br /></p><p>Telesphoros was a <i>tiny</i> little guy, the size of of a three or four year old compared to big poppa. He wears a curious little hoodie type of thing which looks really weird, almost like he's a little gnome. However, this type of shawl was apparently commonly worn by those sick people who were undergoing the recovery process.[ATTACH=full]1285111[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>In the sanctuary of Asklepios at Pergamun (different from the one at Epidaurus illustrated above) there was an interesting temple dedicated to Telesphoros, one of the few extant examples in a good state of preservation.</p><p>This temple was pretty cool: it led patients down a underground tunnel that was probably pumped full of relaxing vapors and scents, and probably nice and cool too. The underground portion included a circular ambulatory with a design that allowed a "neverending" procession. In effect, this part of the experience was something of a walking meditation.</p><p><br /></p><p>A really neat thing about this part of the temple was the bathing tubs inset into a series of pillars. Basically, you could walk around, chillax, and hop into a nice spa to wind down.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1285119[/ATTACH]</p><p>So, basically, the old Sanctuaries of Asklepios were a spa resort/Disneyland/healing spring/place to relax. Neat.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now some coins:</p><p><br /></p><p>Asklepios:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1285124[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Telesphoros:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1285125[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Please show off your Asklepios and Telesphoros coins! They're bound to be a lot better than mine...</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>-------------------</p><p>SOURCES:</p><p><a href="https://romeartlover.tripod.com/Pergamo2.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://romeartlover.tripod.com/Pergamo2.html" rel="nofollow">https://romeartlover.tripod.com/Pergamo2.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://nehetisingsforhekate.tumblr.com/post/138217449161/obscure-gods-telesphoros" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://nehetisingsforhekate.tumblr.com/post/138217449161/obscure-gods-telesphoros" rel="nofollow">https://nehetisingsforhekate.tumblr.com/post/138217449161/obscure-gods-telesphoros</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asclepius" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asclepius" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asclepius</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://jungcurrents.com/who-was-telesphrous-the-figure-on-jungs-birthday-stone" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://jungcurrents.com/who-was-telesphrous-the-figure-on-jungs-birthday-stone" rel="nofollow">http://jungcurrents.com/who-was-telesphrous-the-figure-on-jungs-birthday-stone</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="hotwheelsearl, post: 7380446, member: 75143"]Asklepios is a rather famous deity, the god of medicine, healing, doctors, etc. He's a cool dude who often looks like Zeus with the beard and all that getup. My man also got the pecs, no doubt a result of his healthy lifestyle. [ATTACH=full]1285104[/ATTACH] Temples to Asklepios were common across the Hellenistic realms, with the most famous one in Epidaurus, which had a whole giant healing complex, basically the Disneyland for the sick. [ATTACH=full]1285108[/ATTACH] An interesting feature of the main temple was that it included an accessibility ramp for the mobility-impaired to more easily get inside, preceding the ADA by a solid two thousand years. [ATTACH=full]1285109[/ATTACH] Inside the temple it was a little different than most other major temples. Most of the major temples disallowed the public except for special occasions and festivals/feasts. However, Asklepion temples allowed select sick people to actually stay for several days and were attended to by the temple priests, doctors, and other health professionals. [ATTACH=full]1285110[/ATTACH] In the above picture, you can see strange disembodied limps and body parts on the walls. When patients arrived, they brought with them models of bronze or clay, of the body part that troubled them. For example, if they had leg pain they'd bring a leg model. There is also a large number of both male and female genetalia, indicating that these healing centers were used for any and all ailments, even the more advanced ones. Although Asklepios was the Big Daddy of healing, there was a cute little dude associated with Asklepios by the name of Telesphoros, who is an interesting character often existing in the shadow of his father today. Most people who know a little about classical history know Asklepios, but much fewer have ever heard of Telesphoros, but lil' T was actually a very important guy in the Hellenic tradition of healing. He was the god of convalescence, otherwise known as the process of healing. So, while Dad was the god of healing and medicine overall, Telesphoros was the one handling the restoration of health from zero to hero. Telesphoros was a [I]tiny[/I] little guy, the size of of a three or four year old compared to big poppa. He wears a curious little hoodie type of thing which looks really weird, almost like he's a little gnome. However, this type of shawl was apparently commonly worn by those sick people who were undergoing the recovery process.[ATTACH=full]1285111[/ATTACH] In the sanctuary of Asklepios at Pergamun (different from the one at Epidaurus illustrated above) there was an interesting temple dedicated to Telesphoros, one of the few extant examples in a good state of preservation. This temple was pretty cool: it led patients down a underground tunnel that was probably pumped full of relaxing vapors and scents, and probably nice and cool too. The underground portion included a circular ambulatory with a design that allowed a "neverending" procession. In effect, this part of the experience was something of a walking meditation. A really neat thing about this part of the temple was the bathing tubs inset into a series of pillars. Basically, you could walk around, chillax, and hop into a nice spa to wind down. [ATTACH=full]1285119[/ATTACH] So, basically, the old Sanctuaries of Asklepios were a spa resort/Disneyland/healing spring/place to relax. Neat. Now some coins: Asklepios: [ATTACH=full]1285124[/ATTACH] Telesphoros: [ATTACH=full]1285125[/ATTACH] Please show off your Asklepios and Telesphoros coins! They're bound to be a lot better than mine... ------------------- SOURCES: [URL]https://romeartlover.tripod.com/Pergamo2.html[/URL] [URL]https://nehetisingsforhekate.tumblr.com/post/138217449161/obscure-gods-telesphoros[/URL] [URL]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asclepius[/URL] [URL]http://jungcurrents.com/who-was-telesphrous-the-figure-on-jungs-birthday-stone[/URL][/QUOTE]
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