 Eshmun was the Phoenician god of healing and renewal of life ; he was one of the most important divinities of the Phoenician pantheon and the main male divinity of Sidon . Originally a nature divinity , and a god of spring vegetation , Eshmun was equated to Babylonian deity <unk> . His role later expanded within the Phoenician pantheon , and he gained celestial and cosmic attributes . 
