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'''Hygieia''' was a daughter of [[Asklepios]] and the goddess of health, cleanliness and hygiene in [[Greece|Greek]] and [[Rome|Roman]] mythology. | '''Hygieia''' was a daughter of [[Asklepios]] and the goddess of health, cleanliness and hygiene in [[Greece|Greek]] and [[Rome|Roman]] mythology. | ||
==History== | |||
===5th century BCE=== | |||
During the 5th century BCE statues of Hygieia, as well as other gods, littered the landscape of ancient Greece.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref> | |||
===1st century BCE=== | |||
In the 1st century BCE, a shrine and statue of her was erected in the [[Green Mountains]] region of [[Cyrenaica]]. Unfortunately, the place was plagued by [[snake]]s.<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Origins">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''</ref> | In the 1st century BCE, a shrine and statue of her was erected in the [[Green Mountains]] region of [[Cyrenaica]]. Unfortunately, the place was plagued by [[snake]]s.<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Origins">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''</ref> | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*''Aesclepiadae'' is a term used to refer to a group of people following Asclepius; in mythology, 'Aesclepiadae' includes all the sons and daughters of Asclepius. Among humans, the term was used of physicians, banding them together as a "clan of Aesclepiadae".<ref name="Clan of Aesclepiadae">"[https://books.google.fi/books?id=Ne0hDgAAQBAJ&pg=PA13&lpg=PA13&dq=Aesclepiadae&source=bl&ots=6JuW0K7_XE&sig=W0CZlNUTE5ZcHKWpwe6zbg-BkFg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiotIPelavdAhXBjiwKHXxUABoQ6AEwAHoECAMQAQ#v=onepage&q=Aesclepiadae&f=false# Clan of Aesclepiadae]". Accessed 8 September 2018.</ref> | *''Aesclepiadae'' is a term used to refer to a group of people following Asclepius; in mythology, 'Aesclepiadae' includes all the sons and daughters of Asclepius. Among humans, the term was used of physicians, banding them together as a "clan of Aesclepiadae".<ref name="Clan of Aesclepiadae">"[https://books.google.fi/books?id=Ne0hDgAAQBAJ&pg=PA13&lpg=PA13&dq=Aesclepiadae&source=bl&ots=6JuW0K7_XE&sig=W0CZlNUTE5ZcHKWpwe6zbg-BkFg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiotIPelavdAhXBjiwKHXxUABoQ6AEwAHoECAMQAQ#v=onepage&q=Aesclepiadae&f=false# Clan of Aesclepiadae]". Accessed 8 September 2018.</ref> | ||
==Gallery== | |||
<gallery widths="180" position="center" captionalign="center"> | |||
Argolis-SoA-snakerelief.jpg|A relief of Hygieia with her father, Asklepios, and snakes | |||
</gallery> | |||
==Appearance== | ==Appearance== | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' {{c|statue only}} | *''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' {{c|statue only}} | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' {{c|statue only}} | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 10:42, 20 December 2018
- "Daughter of the Healing God, Aeclepiadae; fair and just Hygiea, you who prevents sickness, who grants us good health. You hold back the snakes that plague us. Their poison cannot taint us. Their fangs cannot bite us. All venom turns to sweet honey in sight of you. We honor you divine one."
- ―Inscription on Hygieia's statue.[src]
Hygieia was a daughter of Asklepios and the goddess of health, cleanliness and hygiene in Greek and Roman mythology.
History
5th century BCE
During the 5th century BCE statues of Hygieia, as well as other gods, littered the landscape of ancient Greece.[1]
1st century BCE
In the 1st century BCE, a shrine and statue of her was erected in the Green Mountains region of Cyrenaica. Unfortunately, the place was plagued by snakes.[2]
Trivia
- Aesclepiadae is a term used to refer to a group of people following Asclepius; in mythology, 'Aesclepiadae' includes all the sons and daughters of Asclepius. Among humans, the term was used of physicians, banding them together as a "clan of Aesclepiadae".[3]
Gallery
-
A relief of Hygieia with her father, Asklepios, and snakes
Appearance
- Assassin's Creed: Origins (statue only)
- Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (statue only)
References
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Origins
- ↑ "Clan of Aesclepiadae". Accessed 8 September 2018.