. The proceedings of the Charaka Club. COUPE DU TEMPLE DASCLEPIOS Fig. 17. — The Temple of Aesculapius at Epidauros. AESCULAPIUS 71 time it has been representative of the spirit of theearth from which the mysterious power of life isobtained. The association of the dog with Aesculapiusis explained in various ways ; some think it was be-cause the dog guarded him as an infant when he wasforsaken by his mother ; others, that the dog was madea sacred animal because of the legend that the lickingof a sore by a dog was promotive of its cure and thatthe dog was a help to the therapeutic res
. The proceedings of the Charaka Club. COUPE DU TEMPLE DASCLEPIOS Fig. 17. — The Temple of Aesculapius at Epidauros. AESCULAPIUS 71 time it has been representative of the spirit of theearth from which the mysterious power of life isobtained. The association of the dog with Aesculapiusis explained in various ways ; some think it was be-cause the dog guarded him as an infant when he wasforsaken by his mother ; others, that the dog was madea sacred animal because of the legend that the lickingof a sore by a dog was promotive of its cure and thatthe dog was a help to the therapeutic resources ofthe place. The Tholos or sacred well of Aesculapius was afiner building than the temple, and was considered thechef-d1 (Euvre of the architecture of the Hieron. It wascomposed of marble, was round in shape and had fortycolumns. It was built by Polycletes, who also con-structed the theatre outside of the sacred enclosureand who was the first artist of the fourth century it is now found a subterranean vault whichis
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