Showing posts with label Podalirius. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Podalirius. Show all posts

Tuesday, July 22, 2025

Epione.

Epoione (Ἠπιόνη) (Ēpiónē) was a wife of Asclepius in Greek myths and legends. She was the goddess of the soothing of pain.

Machaon, Podalirius, Panacea, Hygieia, Iaso, Aceso, and Aegle were their children.

There are different types of art that show Epione.



Thursday, June 19, 2025

Iaso.

Iaso (Ἰησώ) (Iēsō) was one of the goddesses of medicine in Greek myths and legends. Asclepius and Epione were her parents.

Panacea, Hygieia, Aceso, and Aegle were Iaso's sisters. Machaon, Telesphorus (Τελεσφόρος) (Telesphoros), and Podalirius were her brothers.

There are different stories about Iaso.


Saturday, May 10, 2025

Panacea.

Panacea (Πανάκεια) was a goddess of healing in Greek mythology. Asclepius (Ἀσκληπιός) (Aesculapius) was her father and Epione (Ἠπιόνη) (Ēpiónē) her mother.

Machaon (Μαχάων) (Macháōn) and Podalirius (Ποδαλείριος) were Panacea's brothers. Hygieia (Ὑγιεία) (Hygēa), Iaso (Ἰασώ), and Aceso (Ἀκεσώ) (Akesó) were her sisters.

Panacea had the ability to transform ordinary plants into medicines. She and her father Asclepius helped warriors during battles.

The word "panacea" figuratively means "a cure for all diseases".