In
Greek mythologyGreek mythology is the body of myths and legends belonging to the ancient Greeks concerning their gods and heroes, the nature of the world, and the origins and significance of their own cult and ritual practices. They were a part of religion in ancient Greece...
,
Panacea (Greek
Πανάκεια,
Panakeia) was the goddess of healing. She was the daughter of
AsclepiusAsclepius is the god of medicine and healing in ancient Greek religion. Asclepius represents the healing aspect of the medical arts; his daughters are Hygieia , Iaso , Aceso , Aglæa/Ægle , and Panacea...
and
EpioneIn Greek mythology, Epione was the wife of Asclepius and mother of Panacea, the goddess of medicines, Hygieia, the goddess of health. She was probably also the mother of the famous physicians Machaon and Podalirius, who are mentioned in the Iliad of Homer....
.
Panacea and her five sisters each performed a facet of
ApolloIn Greek and Roman mythology, Apollo , is one of the most important and many-sided of the Olympian deities...
's art: Panacea was the goddess of
cureA cure is a completely effective treatment for a diseaseCure, cured or cures may also refer to:-Music:* The Cure, an English rock band* The Cure , an album by The Cure* Cured , an album by Steve Hackett...
s,
IasoIaso or Ieso was the Greek goddess of recuperation from illness. The daughter of Asclepius, she had five sisters: Aceso, Aglæa/Ægle, Hygieia, Meditrina, and Panacea. All six were associated with some aspect of health or healing.-Description:Very little is actually known about Iaso...
was the goddess of
recuperationRecuperation, in common usage, refers to a period of recovery. This has many uses, from medicine, in which sense it refers to the process by which medical patients recover from disease, injury, or mental illness, or finance, where it refers to the financial recovery of an individual or company....
,
HygieiaIn Greek and Roman mythology, Hygieia , or Hygeia , was a daughter of the god of medicine, Asclepius. She was the goddess of health, cleanliness and sanitation and afterwards, the moon. She also played an important part in her father's cult...
was the goddess of disease prevention,
AcesoAceso was the Greek goddess of the healing process. She was the daughter of Asclepius and Epione....
was the goddess of
recoveryRecovery or Recover can refer to:* Recovery of a missing or stolen item.-Economics:*Economic recovery, the end of a recession or depression, marked by renewed growth after the slump in the business cycle.-Electronics:...
, and Aglaea was the goddess of natural beauty.
Panacea also had four brothers –
PodaleirusIn Greek mythology, Podalirius or Podalarius was a son of Asclepius. With Machaon, his brother, he led thirty ships from Thessaly in the Trojan War on the side of the Greeks. Like Machaon, he was a legendary healer. He healed Philoctetes, holder of the bow and arrows of Heracles required to end...
, one of the two kings of
TriccaTricca is a Catholic titular see. The original diocese was in Thessaly, a suffragan of Larissa. In 1882, this portion of Thessaly was annexed to the Kingdom of Greece. From then the see, which bears the names of Triccala and Stagoi, was dependent on the Holy Synod of Athena. It is the modern...
, who had a flair for diagnostics, and
MachaonIn Greek mythology, Machaon was a son of Asclepius. With Podalirius, his brother, he led an army from Thessaly in the Trojan War on the side of the Greeks. He, along with his brother, were highly valued surgeons and medics. In the Iliad he was wounded and put out of action by Paris...
, the other king of Tricca, who was a master
surgeonIn medicine, a surgeon is a person who performs surgery. Surgery is a broad category of invasive medical treatment that involves the cutting of a body, whether human or animal, for a specific reason such to remove a diseased organ or to repair a tear or breakage. Surgeons may be medical doctors,...
(these two took part in the
Trojan WarIn Greek mythology, the Trojan War was waged against the city of Troy by the Achaeans after Paris of Troy stole Helen from her husband Menelaus, the king of Sparta. The war is among the most important events in Greek mythology and was narrated in many works of Greek literature, including the Iliad...
until Machaon was killed by
PenthesileaIn Greek mythology, Penthesilea or Penthesileia was an Amazonian queen, daughter of Ares and Otrera, and sister of Hippolyta, Antiope and Melanippe...
, queen of the Amazons);
TelesphorosIn Greek mythology, Telesphorus was a son of Asclepius. He frequently accompanied his sister, Hygieia. He was a dwarf whose head was always covered with a hood or cap....
, who devoted his life to serving
AsclepiusAsclepius is the god of medicine and healing in ancient Greek religion. Asclepius represents the healing aspect of the medical arts; his daughters are Hygieia , Iaso , Aceso , Aglæa/Ægle , and Panacea...
; and
AratusAratus was a Greek didactic poet, known for his technical poetry.- Biography :He was born in Soli in Cilicia and was a contemporary of Callimachus and Theocritus. He is known to have studied with Menecrates in Ephesus and Philitas in Cos...
, her stepbrother, who was a
Greek heroA hero , in Greek mythology and folklore, was originally a demigod, their cult being one of the most distinctive features of ancient Greek religion...
and the patron/liberator of
SicyonSikyon was an ancient Greek city situated in the northern Peloponnesus between Corinth and Achaea on the territory of the present-day prefecture of Corinthia...
.
Panacea was said to have a
poulticeA poultice, also called cataplasm, is a soft moist mass, often heated and medicated, that is spread on cloth over the skin to treat an aching, inflamed, or painful part of the body...
or
potionA potion is a consumable medicine or poison.In mythology and literature, a potion is usually made by a magician, sorcerer, dragon, fairy or witch and has magical properties. It might be used to heal, bewitch or poison people...
with which she healed the sick.
In
Greek mythologyGreek mythology is the body of myths and legends belonging to the ancient Greeks concerning their gods and heroes, the nature of the world, and the origins and significance of their own cult and ritual practices. They were a part of religion in ancient Greece...
,
Panacea (Greek
Πανάκεια,
Panakeia) was the goddess of healing. She was the daughter of
AsclepiusAsclepius is the god of medicine and healing in ancient Greek religion. Asclepius represents the healing aspect of the medical arts; his daughters are Hygieia , Iaso , Aceso , Aglæa/Ægle , and Panacea...
and
EpioneIn Greek mythology, Epione was the wife of Asclepius and mother of Panacea, the goddess of medicines, Hygieia, the goddess of health. She was probably also the mother of the famous physicians Machaon and Podalirius, who are mentioned in the Iliad of Homer....
.
Panacea and her five sisters each performed a facet of
ApolloIn Greek and Roman mythology, Apollo , is one of the most important and many-sided of the Olympian deities...
's art: Panacea was the goddess of
cureA cure is a completely effective treatment for a diseaseCure, cured or cures may also refer to:-Music:* The Cure, an English rock band* The Cure , an album by The Cure* Cured , an album by Steve Hackett...
s,
IasoIaso or Ieso was the Greek goddess of recuperation from illness. The daughter of Asclepius, she had five sisters: Aceso, Aglæa/Ægle, Hygieia, Meditrina, and Panacea. All six were associated with some aspect of health or healing.-Description:Very little is actually known about Iaso...
was the goddess of
recuperationRecuperation, in common usage, refers to a period of recovery. This has many uses, from medicine, in which sense it refers to the process by which medical patients recover from disease, injury, or mental illness, or finance, where it refers to the financial recovery of an individual or company....
,
HygieiaIn Greek and Roman mythology, Hygieia , or Hygeia , was a daughter of the god of medicine, Asclepius. She was the goddess of health, cleanliness and sanitation and afterwards, the moon. She also played an important part in her father's cult...
was the goddess of disease prevention,
AcesoAceso was the Greek goddess of the healing process. She was the daughter of Asclepius and Epione....
was the goddess of
recoveryRecovery or Recover can refer to:* Recovery of a missing or stolen item.-Economics:*Economic recovery, the end of a recession or depression, marked by renewed growth after the slump in the business cycle.-Electronics:...
, and Aglaea was the goddess of natural beauty.
Panacea also had four brothers –
PodaleirusIn Greek mythology, Podalirius or Podalarius was a son of Asclepius. With Machaon, his brother, he led thirty ships from Thessaly in the Trojan War on the side of the Greeks. Like Machaon, he was a legendary healer. He healed Philoctetes, holder of the bow and arrows of Heracles required to end...
, one of the two kings of
TriccaTricca is a Catholic titular see. The original diocese was in Thessaly, a suffragan of Larissa. In 1882, this portion of Thessaly was annexed to the Kingdom of Greece. From then the see, which bears the names of Triccala and Stagoi, was dependent on the Holy Synod of Athena. It is the modern...
, who had a flair for diagnostics, and
MachaonIn Greek mythology, Machaon was a son of Asclepius. With Podalirius, his brother, he led an army from Thessaly in the Trojan War on the side of the Greeks. He, along with his brother, were highly valued surgeons and medics. In the Iliad he was wounded and put out of action by Paris...
, the other king of Tricca, who was a master
surgeonIn medicine, a surgeon is a person who performs surgery. Surgery is a broad category of invasive medical treatment that involves the cutting of a body, whether human or animal, for a specific reason such to remove a diseased organ or to repair a tear or breakage. Surgeons may be medical doctors,...
(these two took part in the
Trojan WarIn Greek mythology, the Trojan War was waged against the city of Troy by the Achaeans after Paris of Troy stole Helen from her husband Menelaus, the king of Sparta. The war is among the most important events in Greek mythology and was narrated in many works of Greek literature, including the Iliad...
until Machaon was killed by
PenthesileaIn Greek mythology, Penthesilea or Penthesileia was an Amazonian queen, daughter of Ares and Otrera, and sister of Hippolyta, Antiope and Melanippe...
, queen of the Amazons);
TelesphorosIn Greek mythology, Telesphorus was a son of Asclepius. He frequently accompanied his sister, Hygieia. He was a dwarf whose head was always covered with a hood or cap....
, who devoted his life to serving
AsclepiusAsclepius is the god of medicine and healing in ancient Greek religion. Asclepius represents the healing aspect of the medical arts; his daughters are Hygieia , Iaso , Aceso , Aglæa/Ægle , and Panacea...
; and
AratusAratus was a Greek didactic poet, known for his technical poetry.- Biography :He was born in Soli in Cilicia and was a contemporary of Callimachus and Theocritus. He is known to have studied with Menecrates in Ephesus and Philitas in Cos...
, her stepbrother, who was a
Greek heroA hero , in Greek mythology and folklore, was originally a demigod, their cult being one of the most distinctive features of ancient Greek religion...
and the patron/liberator of
SicyonSikyon was an ancient Greek city situated in the northern Peloponnesus between Corinth and Achaea on the territory of the present-day prefecture of Corinthia...
.
Panacea was said to have a
poulticeA poultice, also called cataplasm, is a soft moist mass, often heated and medicated, that is spread on cloth over the skin to treat an aching, inflamed, or painful part of the body...
or
potionA potion is a consumable medicine or poison.In mythology and literature, a potion is usually made by a magician, sorcerer, dragon, fairy or witch and has magical properties. It might be used to heal, bewitch or poison people...
with which she healed the sick. This brought about the concept of the
panacea in medicineThe panacea , named after the Greek goddess of healing, Panacea, also known as panchrest, was supposed to be a remedy that would cure all diseases and prolong life indefinitely...
.
A river in
ThraceThrace is a historical and geographic area in southeast Europe. As a geographical concept, Thrace designates a region bounded on the north by the Balkan Mountains, on the south by the Rhodope Mountains and the Aegean Sea and on the east by the Black Sea and the Sea of Marmara...
/
MoesiaMoesia was an ancient region and Roman province situated in the Balkans, along the south bank of the Danube River...
was named after the goddess, and is still known as the river Panega (from Greek panakeia).