Reception of Asclepius at his house
· Athens, Greece
Wikimedia Commons · CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication · file Sophocles was chosen to receive the image of Asclepius in his own house during the introduction of the cult to Athens; the tradition later earned him the epithet Dexion. The source itself notes that some doubt attaches to this story. The location of Sophocles's house is not known; coordinates represent Athens.
