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<p> were festivals celebrated among the ancient [[Greeks]] wherever temples existed in honor of AEsculapius (q.v.), god of medicine. The most celebrated of these festivals was that which was held at [[Epidaurus]] every five years, and at which a contest took place among poets and musicians, on account of which it received the name of the sacred contention. A similar festival was said to have been held at Athens. </p> | <p> were festivals celebrated among the ancient [[Greeks]] wherever temples existed in honor of AEsculapius (q.v.), god of medicine. The most celebrated of these festivals was that which was held at [[Epidaurus]] every five years, and at which a contest took place among poets and musicians, on account of which it received the name of the sacred contention. A similar festival was said to have been held at Athens. </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_21256"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/asclepieia Asclepieia from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | <ref name="term_21256"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/asclepieia Asclepieia from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 07:57, 15 October 2021
Asclepieia [1]
were festivals celebrated among the ancient Greeks wherever temples existed in honor of AEsculapius (q.v.), god of medicine. The most celebrated of these festivals was that which was held at Epidaurus every five years, and at which a contest took place among poets and musicians, on account of which it received the name of the sacred contention. A similar festival was said to have been held at Athens.
