Not far from the ancient city of Paphos are the ruins of the ancient temple complex called Asclepion, which was dedicated to the god of healing and medicine Asclepius.

According to legend, Asclepius woman gave birth to death, and he was an ordinary man, despite the fact that his father was regarded as Apollo himself. Small raised Asclepius centaur Chiron, as Apollo ordered the killing of his mother - his beloved - for treason. Subsequently, in the art of healing Asclepius has reached such heights that even knew how to raise the dead. Precisely because of this their exceptional talent to treat people after his death, he was resurrected and was awarded with immortality, becoming a god. Asclepius is very revered in ancient Greece and Rome.

Thanks to the efforts of archaeologists, who have discovered the ruins of a temple, now you can easily imagine how it once looked like a huge construction many centuries ago. Temple complex in Paphos included several buildings, the main one of which consisted of a series of terraces, one above the other. Around him was a large courtyard. At the top of the central structure was the main temple, where there was a sanctuary of Asclepius. In addition, the average terraces have been transformed into a temple of Apollo, which also greatly admire the ancient inhabitants of Paphos.

Apart from the fact that Asklepion worshiped these two gods, the temple is also a kind of educational and medical center: people came to medical attention, and there is also a "school" where people were trained in the medical business.

Also, many scientists have linked the temple Asklepion legendary ancient Greek physician Hippocrates, believing that it is in his honor, not of Asclepius and was built this temple.