entity_sources: ENT_ASCLEPIUS, SRC_PAUSANIAS_DESCRIPTION, direct attestation
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| entity_id | source_id | evidence_type | source_note |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENT_ASCLEPIUS | SRC_PAUSANIAS_DESCRIPTION | direct attestation | Pausanias visits the Asclepium at Epidaurus (Book 2.26-28): the most famous healing sanctuary in the ancient world; he describes the temple, the cult statue, the abaton (incubation hall), the miraculous healing tablets, and the sacred snakes; the primary ancient source for the Epidaurian Asclepius cult |