To which Phoenician god of healing and patron deity of Sidon was the monumental terraced sanctuary at Bostan esh-Sheikh dedicated?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. Eshmun
- Step 1: The Temple of Eshmun lies in the valley of the Awali River north of Sidon.
- Step 2: Constructed between the 7th and 3rd centuries BCE, it was renowned for curative spring pools and marble baby statues dedicated by healing suppliants.
Answer
Eshmun.
Why not the others: 'Melqart' was the tutelary god of Tyre; 'Baal Hammon' was the supreme deity of Carthage; 'Resheph' was a Phoenician god of plague and war.
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