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Located in the Roman collection in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inv: 03.12.11a Dates to the 1st or 2nd century, A.D. Statue of Hygieia in Art Deco style in Kraków, Poland (1932) Hygieia is a goddess from Greek mythology (also referred to as: Hygiea or Hygeia; / h aɪ ˈ dʒ iː ə /; [1] Ancient Greek: Ὑγιεία or Ὑγεία, Latin ...
The Greek inscription affirms that the sanctuary of Asclepius (and Hygieia) was founded by Pnytarion's husband, so it is reasonable to assume that a Phoenician sanctuary for Eshmun was destroyed or fell into disuse, and refounded as a sanctuary dedicated to Asclepius and Hygieia. [12]
Head of the goddess Hygieia by Scopas from the temple of Athena Alea at Tegea (National Archaeological Museum of Athens). Scopas (Ancient Greek: Σκόπας; born in Paros, fl. 4th century BCE) was an ancient Greek sculptor and architect, [1] [2] most famous for his statue of Meleager, the copper statue of Aphrodite, and the head of goddess Hygieia, daughter of Asclepius.
Pyrrhus was an Athenian sculptor of 5th century BC. He is mentioned in the list of Pliny as the maker of bronze statues of Hygieia and Athena.In 1840, a base was found in the Acropolis of Athens, bearing the following inscription [1]
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
Gallo-Roman limestone statue of Telesphorus discovered in 1884 in Moulézan (southern France), now exhibited in the Archeological Museum of Nîmes. The god is dressed in the hooded cape typical of the depiction of Celts in Roman Gaul. In ancient Greek religion, Telesphorus (Greek: Τελεσφόρος Telesphoros) was a minor child-god of healing.
In addition to the cult of Athena within the temple, there was a statue of the healing god Asclepius on one side of the cult image of Athena, and on the other side, a statue of Hygieia, goddess of health and cleanliness, both further works of Skopas of Paros. [21] [22]
Hygieia (disambiguation) Hygiene , a series of practices performed to preserve health (the word hygiene is cognate with the name of the Greek goddess Hygieia ) Topics referred to by the same term