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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: Hygēa or Hygīa). Hygieia is a goddess of health (Greek: ὑγίεια – hugieia [2]), cleanliness and hygiene. Her name is the source for the word "hygiene". Hygieia developed ...
3rd-century statue of Salus in the Getty Villa. Salus (Latin: salus, "safety", "salvation", "welfare") [1] was the Roman goddess of safety and well-being (welfare, health and prosperity) of both the individual and the state. She is sometimes equated with the Greek goddess Hygieia, though their functions differ considerably.
Carna, goddess who presided over the heart and other organs; Endovelicus, god of public health and safety; Febris, goddess who embodied and protected people from fever and malaria; Feronia, goddess of wildlife, fertility, health, and abundance; Valetudo, Roman name for the Greek goddess Hygieia, goddess of health, cleanliness, and hygiene
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. A coin of the 3rd century CE from ...
Panacea may have been an independent goddess before being absorbed into the Asclepius myth. [1] Panacea traditionally had a poultice or potion with which she healed the sick. [citation needed] This brought about the concept of the panacea in medicine, a substance with the alleged property of curing all diseases. The term "panacea" has also come ...
Anahit (Armenian: Անահիտ) was the goddess of fertility and healing, wisdom and water in Armenian mythology. [1] In early periods she was the goddess of war. By the 5th century BCE she was the main deity in Armenia along with Aramazd. [2] The Armenian goddess Anahit is related to the similar Iranian goddess Anahita.
Dumézil considers this peculiar feature of Angerona's statue to hint to a prerogative of the goddess which was well known to the Romans, i.e. her will of requesting silence. He remarks silence in a time of cosmic crisis is a well documented point in other religions, giving two instances from Scandinavian and Vedic religion. [e] [f]
Al-ʻUzzā was considered the most important goddess in the region. Arab Muslim historian Ibn al-Kalbī (c. 737–819 CE) tells how Muhammad ordered Khālid ibn al-Walīd to kill the pre-Islamic Arabian goddess al-ʿUzzā, who was supposed to inhabit one of three trees: Khalid destroyed the first one, returned to Muhammad to report.