The Sanctuary of Asclepius & Pythion

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The Sanctuary of Asclepius & Pythion

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On the way to Aliki , just a 15-minute walk away from the port, you can find a Temple dedicated to Asclepius, the God of healing. The diseased and injured gathered in large number at the temple seeking a cure from various illnesses. According to tradition, the devotees would sleep within the precincts of the temple and it is believed that they had visions or dreams, which they reported to the head priest the following day. The priest prescribed a cure based on the dreams and for the most part, the cure involved a dip in the therapeutic baths, mud cures or practicing sports. There is passage that streches from the sacredfountain to the circular construction where different kinds of cure were carried out. Close by, on a slightly elevated terrace above the Asclepieion, there stand the ruins of another sanctum, built to honor Pythian Apollo.
Asklipio Paros
Eparchiaki Odos Parikias-Pountas
On the way to Aliki , just a 15-minute walk away from the port, you can find a Temple dedicated to Asclepius, the God of healing. The diseased and injured gathered in large number at the temple seeking a cure from various illnesses. According to tradition, the devotees would sleep within the precincts of the temple and it is believed that they had visions or dreams, which they reported to the head priest the following day. The priest prescribed a cure based on the dreams and for the most part, the cure involved a dip in the therapeutic baths, mud cures or practicing sports. There is passage that streches from the sacredfountain to the circular construction where different kinds of cure were carried out. Close by, on a slightly elevated terrace above the Asclepieion, there stand the ruins of another sanctum, built to honor Pythian Apollo.