place
Epidaurus
also: Epidaurius
Greek sanctuary of Asclepius, the healing god worshipped in the form of a sharp-sighted serpent; the proverbial type of keen vision.
Reading notes
- The Satires §1.3 the serpent of Epidaurus
At Epidaurus the healing god Asclepius was worshipped as a serpent, proverbial for keen sight; the point is the sharp eye we turn on others' faults and not our own.