Iaso’s Family Tree

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Family

• Asclepius(parent),Epione(parent),Aceso(sibling),Hygieia(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 Iaso shared an altar at the sanctuary of Amphiaraos at Oropos, where both healing goddesses received cult worship alongside Hygieia and Athena Paeonia.

Associated with

• Epione

  Epione bore Iaso, goddess of recuperation, to Asclepius. Iaso personified the recovery from illness, complementing her mother's role in soothing pain during healing.