Hygieia, one of the daughters of Asklepios (Asclepius) and granddaughter of Apollo, played an important role in the cult of Asklepios as a giver of health...
She is often identified with health, sanitation and hygiene in Greek folklore...
She was sometimes called The Health...
In classical sculpture she was represented as a woman holding a large serpent in her arms...
In the Greek legends, Hygeia has a lineage full of ‘the healer’ archetypes.
Some say, that in contemporary times, Hygeia signifies the herbalist, the nurse, and the holistic health practitioners...
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