Professor Clifford H. Moore lectured last night on "The Shrine of Aesculapius at Epidaurus." There seems, he said, to be no reason to doubt that the old legends are correct when they state that the worship of the god originated in Thessaly and was carried to Argolis by men driven from home by pressure from the north. The shrine held an important place in ancient literature. Even Aristophanes, who burlesques the methods of the priests, seems to have believed in the power of the god. According to official records, lately discovered, the patient slept in the shrine over night, and in every instance "at dawn went away cured."
The neighborhood of, the shrine is very interesting, containing as it does the famous theatre of Epidaurus. The temple itself is one of the most perfect examples of its period now standing. A detailed restoration has been worked out by two Frenchmen, who have worked both from the ruins themselves and from the many references to the shrine in the writings of Pausanias and others.
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