GREEK MYTHOSThe Godsunder Codex
HYGIEIA (goddess of health)
Divine power · goddess in Greek mythology, personification of health

- Parents
- Asclepius, Epione
- Siblings
- Machaon, Podalirius, Panacea, Telesphorus, Iaso, Aegle, Aceso
- In the sources
- 2 ancient passages
Hygieia, daughter of Asclepius and Epione, stood among the divine children of the healer god. She shared her blood with siblings including Machaon, Podalirius, and Panacea. The sculptor Pyrrhus crafted statues of Hygeia.1
The codex facts behind this entry
In the myths
The sculptor Pyrrhus created statues of Hygeia. Pliny, Nat. Hist. 34.19 ¶16





