Panacea’s Family Tree

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Family

• Asclepius(parent),Epione(parent),Aceso(sibling),Hygieia(sibling),Iaso(sibling),Machaon(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

• Aceso

  Panacea and Aceso were co-worshipped at Asclepieia as sister goddesses of healing, with Panacea representing universal cure and Aceso the process of recovery from illness.

• Hygieia

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

• Iaso

  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 Panacea, goddess of universal remedy, to Asclepius. The mother's soothing nature complemented her daughter's role as the personification of healing cures.