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Was an ٨slepieion founded by the Seleuids

socet stones pierced with two nature while manind was deprived

holes each were located.The socet of eternal life. Therefore, the

stones were evidently supporting snae whenever it reaches beyond

the cult statues. AIl these suggest certain age gets rid of its sin and

that the pool was a temple-apzu rejuvenates. Archaeologists in

with healing properties or an entry Bahrain unearthed many snae

to the underwater world associated burials. These rituals signify the

with Eni. At this point, it is useful island's relation to healing and

to note that for the oracular and immortality. These rituals are

healing powers, which Aslepios similar to Aslepios and other

inherited from his father Apollo, healing practices, whereby the

water played a fundamental role snae was used to aid the healing

over and above its puriifcatoyr godby biting orlicing the patient's

nature. This can be attested by the wound. Since snaes were sacred

deep well that had been integrated to Aslepios, even non-venomous

in the cella of the 3rd centuyr ones were left to crawl on the lfoor

B.C. temple of Aslepios Soter at of the domritories of his healing

Pergamon and the water well at sanctuaries.

the Aslepios shrine at Dor, just to

name a few. The Athenian connection:

Dilmunites and other ancient The cult of Aslepios and his

people might have regarded the Aslepieion were introduced in

rfesh water spirngs of Bahrain as Athens in the days of the Peace

holy waters due the special favour of Niias in 219/ B.C., atfer

of EilEnagllnza. Dilmun the terrible plague that devastated

(Tylos) must have been the place Athens, illing about one-third of

where Gilgamesh had come in its population, including Periles.

his search for immortality. While The god travelled by sea from

Gilgamesh found and pluced the Epidauros to Pireas, the potr of

flower of immortality from Tylos Athens. Within a few years of his

seabed, the snae came up from arrival to Athens, his cult spread

a water hole and ate the fnower. and the god became the most

Thus, the snae acquired immortal important curative deity all over