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Atepomarus, Gaulish healing god associated with the Greek god Apollo; Borvo, Celto-Lusitanian healing god associated with bubbling spring water; Brigid, Irish goddess associated with healing; Belenus, Celtic god of fire and healing; Dian Cecht, Irish god of healing; Endovelicus, god of public health and safety
Vietnamese mythology preserves narratives telling of the actions of many of the cosmic gods and cultural heroes. Five-color flags – a symbol of Vietnamese folk religion Đạo Mẫu is a distinct form of Vietnamese shamanism, giving prominence to some mother goddesses into its pantheon.
Figures in Vietnamese mythology include The Four Immortals: the giant boy Thánh Gióng, mountain god Tản Viên Sơn Thánh, [8] Chử Đồng Tử marsh boy, princess Liễu Hạnh. One of the Four Immortals also reemerges in the fighting between Sơn Tinh and Thủy Tinh ("the god of the mountain and the god of the Water").
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In Irish mythology, Dian Cécht (Old Irish pronunciation: [dʲiːən kʲeːxt]; also known as Cainte or Canta) was the god of healing, the healer for the Tuatha Dé Danann, and son of the Dagda according to the Dindsenchas. He was the father of Cu, Cethen and Cian. His other children were Miach, Airmed, Étan the poet and Ochtriullach (Octriuil).
A god of healing named Παιήων is mentioned twice in the Iliad. [6] In book 5, the Olympian god of war Ares is wounded by mortal hero Diomedes , who is assisted by Athena . Ares is taken up to Olympus in a hurry, where Paeon applies medicine ( Ancient Greek : φάρμακα ) that produces an instant relief. [ 7 ]
Many votive offerings were found in the form of statues of persons healed by the god, especially babies and young children. Also found near the temple was a gold plaque of Eshmun and the goddess Hygieia (meaning "Health") showing Eshmun holding a staff in his right hand around which a serpent is entwined.
Aceso depicted with her father, Asclepios, and her siblings. Unlike her sister Panacea (Cure-All), she represented the process of curing rather than the cure itself. [4] Her male counterpart was Acesis (Akesis). [5]