Panacea

In Greek mythology and religion, Panacea (Greek Πανάκεια, Panakeia), a goddess of universal remedy, was the daughter of Asclepius and Epione. == Mythology == Panacea and her four sisters each performed a facet of Apollo's art: Panacea (the goddess of universal health and remedy) Hygieia ("Hygiene", the goddess/personification of health, cleanliness, and sanitation) Iaso (the goddess of recuperation from illness) Aceso (the goddess of the healing process) Aegle (the goddess of radiant good health) Panacea also had four brothers: Podaleirus, one of the two kings of Tricca, who was skilled in diagnostics Machaon, the other king of Tricca, who was a master surgeon (these two took part in the Trojan War until Machaon was killed by Penthesilea, queen of the Amazons) Telesphoros, who devoted his life to serving Asclepius Aratus, Panacea's half-brother, a Greek hero and the patron/liberator of Sicyon However, portrayals of the family were not always consistent; Panacea and her sisters each at times appear as Asclepius' wife instead.

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Panacea

In Greek mythology and religion, Panacea (Greek Πανάκεια, Panakeia), a goddess of universal remedy, was the daughter of Asclepius and Epione. == Mythology == Panacea and her four sisters each performed a facet of Apollo's art: Panacea (the goddess of universal health and remedy) Hygieia ("Hygiene", the goddess/personification of health, cleanliness, and sanitation) Iaso (the goddess of recuperation from illness) Aceso (the goddess of the healing process) Aegle (the goddess of radiant good health) Panacea also had four brothers: Podaleirus, one of the two kings of Tricca, who was skilled in diagnostics Machaon, the other king of Tricca, who was a master surgeon (these two took part in the Trojan War until Machaon was killed by Penthesilea, queen of the Amazons) Telesphoros, who devoted his life to serving Asclepius Aratus, Panacea's half-brother, a Greek hero and the patron/liberator of Sicyon However, portrayals of the family were not always consistent; Panacea and her sisters each at times appear as Asclepius' wife instead.

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