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Hygeia
Good Health
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Olympian - Theoi Iatrikoi
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Greek Name | Transliteration | Roman Name | Translation |
Ὑγεια | Hygeia | Salus | Good Health (hygiês) |
HYGEIA was the goddess of good health. She was a daughter and attendant of the medicine-god Asklepios (Asclepius), and a companion of the goddess Aphrodite. Her sisters included Panakeia (Panacea) (Cure-All) and Iaso (Remedy).
Hygeia's opposite number were the Nosoi (Spirits of Disease). Her Roman name was Salus.
In classical sculpture she was represented as a woman holding a large serpent in her arms.
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