ASKLEPIOS by LysDor
To the east are ruins of the temple of Apollo (remaining pillars). On the highest level are the foundations and columns of a Doric temple to Asklepios which was the most sacred in the sklepeion.
The name comes through ancient times, from Asclepius, the son of Apollo and Koronis. As through the myth he learned medicine from the Centaur Hiron, he lately became known among the people as a god of medicine and they believed he could heal both gods and mens. Asclepeia are refered in history as sacred hospitals and the Asclepieion of Kos was the best and most famous of its time.
