Hygieia’s Family Tree

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Family

• Asclepius(parent),Epione(parent),Aceso(sibling),Iaso(sibling),Machaon(sibling),Panacea(sibling),Podalirius(sibling)— Marriage

  Asclepius and Epione founded a dynasty of healing deities. Their daughters Hygieia, Panacea, Iaso, and Aceso personified aspects of health and healing; their sons Machaon and Podalirius became physician-heroes at Troy.

Allied with

• Panacea

  Panacea and Hygieia are jointly invoked in the Hippocratic Oath as divine patrons of medicine and co-worshipped at Asclepieia throughout Greece.

Associated with

• Epione

  Epione was mother to Hygieia, goddess of health. Together they were worshipped at Epidaurus and other Asclepian sanctuaries as part of the healing family.