Aceso or Akeso (Ancient Greek: Ἀκεσώ, romanized: Akesó, lit. 'healing one'[1]) was the Greek goddess of well-being and the healing process worshipped in Athens and Epidauros.[2]
| Aceso | |
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Goddess of the healing process and curing of sickness | |
.jpg) The statue of Akeso, 2nd c. AD, Archaeological Museum, Dion | |
| Genealogy | |
| Parents | Asclepius and Epione |
| Siblings | |
Family
editAceso was the daughter of Asclepius and Epione, sister of Iaso, Hygieia, Panacea, and Aegle.[3]
Mythology
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Unlike her sister Panacea (Cure-All), she represented the process of curing rather than the cure itself.[4] Her male counterpart was Acesis (Akesis).[5] In Greek sculptural reliefs, Aceso appears alongside her father Asclepius and sisters Hygeia, Panacea and Iaso.
References
edit- ^ Souidas; Dyer, Robert. "Ἀκεσώ". Suda On Line. The University of Kentucky. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ^ "Ακεσώ". Academic Dictionaries and Encyclopedias. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ^ Souidas; Whitehead, David. "Ἠπιόνη". Suda On Line. The University of Kentucky. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ^ Aceso, on Theoi
- ^ Nigel Guy Wilson, Encyclopedia of ancient Greece, Routledge, 2005, p.335
External links
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