Temples of Asclepius

archaeological site in Sicily, Italy

thumb|right|250px|The Asklepieion on Kos An Asclepieion ( Asklepieion; Ἀσκλαπιεῖον in Doric dialect; Latin aesculapīum), plural Asclepieia, was a healing temple in ancient Greece (and in the wider Hellenistic and Roman world) that was dedicated to Asclepius, the first doctor-demigod in Greek mythology. Asclepius was said to have been such a skilled doctor that he could even raise people from the dead. Stemming from the myth of his great healing powers, pilgrims would flock to temples built in his honor in order to seek spiritual and physical healing.

temple in Lebanon

thumb|250px|Lentas thumb|250px|Bay of Loutra thumb|250px|Loutra Bay and Marina Lentas (Greek Λέντας), Lentas is a coastal village 75 km south of Heraklion, on the south coast of Crete in Greece. It belongs to the community of Miamou within the municipality of Gortyna.

healing shrine on the territory of ancient Epidauros, Argolid, Greece

temple complex in ancient Athens

building in Rome, Italy

temple complex with a Greek theatre in Pergamon