Asclepius, the Greek god of medicine, had five daughters. His daughters followed in his footsteps, and each represented a facet of health and wellness. Panacea — one of the five daughters — was considered the goddess of universal wellness and is depicted in Greek mythology as a healer.
Airmed, Irish goddess associated with healing and resurrection. Lugh, god of arts, crafts, healing and the Sun. He is associated with Greek gods Hermes and Apollo.
Asclepius represents the healing aspect of the medical arts; his daughters, the "Asclepiades", are: Hygieia ("Health, Healthiness"), Iaso (from ἴασις "healing, recovering, recuperation", the goddess of recuperation from illness), Aceso (from ἄκεσις "healing", the goddess of the healing process), Aegle (the goddess of ...
Hygieia (Greek) Is one of the most well known healing Goddesses she prevented ill-health by teaching the importance of cleanliness and sanitation. She is often shown with a snake a symbol that is associated with wisdom and health.
Sekhmet was a terrifying goddess, however for her friends she could avert plague and cure disease. She was the patron of physicians and healers. The ancient Egyptians believed that Sekhmet had a cure for every problem.
Loreali, Goddess of Healing & Light (lore-ALL-ee)
Her hand is felt in the healing arts, and many who have been brought back from grave illness or injury have spoken of feeling Loreali's touch as a hand putting a cool, damp cloth against their brow.
HYGEIA was the goddess of good health. She was a daughter and attendant of the medicine-god Asklepios (Asclepius), and a companion of the goddess Aphrodite. Her sisters included Panakeia (Panacea) (Cure-All) and Iaso (Remedy). Hygeia's opposite number were the Nosoi (Spirits of Disease).
Sukunabikona or Sukuna bikona (少彦名神, also known as Sukuna-biko, Sukuna-biko-na, Sukuna hikona) is the Shinto kami of the onsen (hot springs), agriculture, healing, magic, brewing sake and knowledge.
In ancient Greece, the goddesses Athena, who cured blindness; Hera, the chief healing deity; and Leto, the surgeon, were worshiped for their healing skills. Hygeia and Panacea, like their father Aesculapius, were "sainted mortals" who probably also had been independently practicing physicians.
Asclepius, Greek Asklepios, Latin Aesculapius, Greco-Roman god of medicine, son of Apollo (god of healing, truth, and prophecy) and the mortal princess Coronis. The Centaur Chiron taught him the art of healing.
Babalú-Aye is the spirit of the Earth and strongly associated with infectious disease, and healing. Babalu-aye manifested in a human at the Obaluaye Festival in Ibadan, Oyó State - Nigeria.
Panacaea (Greek)
Daughter of Asclepius and sister of Hygieia, Panacea was a goddess of healing by way of curative medicine. Her name gives us the word panacea, which refers to a cure-all for disease. She was said to carry a magic potion, which she used to heal people with any illness at all.
There have also been many sun goddesses. The ancient Norse worshipped a sun goddess named Sol, while Greek mythology has the dawn-goddess Eos and the day-goddess Hemera. The Japanese religion of Shinto has Amaterasu, a prominent sun goddess who is said to be the genealogical origin of the Japanese emperors.
Amphictyonis, Greek goddess of wine and friendship. Bacchus, Roman god of wine, usually identified with the Greek Dionysus.
Amaterasu-Ōmikami (天照大神), she is the goddess of the sun as well as the purported ancestress of the Imperial Household of Japan. Her name means "Shines from Heaven" or "the great kami who shine Heaven".
Lonopūhā was a god of healing, particularly of chronic diseases. Koleamoku was a man who was taught medicinal arts by the gods and who was deified as a god of healing after death. Both Lonopūhā and Koleamoku were names given to heiau that were built by an ali'i after recovery from a malady.
Panacea and her five sisters each performed a facet of Apollo's art: Panacea was the goddess of cures, Iaso was the goddess of recuperation, Hygieia was the goddess of disease prevention, Aceso was the goddess of recovery, Meditrina was the goddess of longevity, and Aglaea was the goddess of natural beauty.
Salus (Latin: salus, "safety", "salvation", "welfare") was the Roman goddess of safety and well-being (welfare, health and prosperity) of both the individual and the state. She is sometimes equated with the Greek goddess Hygieia, though their functions differ considerably.
Airmed or Airmid, is the Celtic goddess of healing and herbs. Although she is seen as a minor goddess in Irish mythology and folklore, I think she should be celebrated and known more than she is.
The three gods of medicine in ancient Egypt were: Sekhmet, Toth, and Isis.
Heka is the god of magic and medicine in ancient Egypt and is also the personification of magic itself.
EPIONE was the goddess of the soothing of pain. She was the wife of the medicine-god Asklepios (Aslcepius) and the mother of the five Asklepiades (Asclepiades)--Hygeia (Good Health), Panakeia (Cure-All), Iaso (Healing), Aigle (Radiance), and Akeso (Curing).
Iaso (/ˈaɪ. əsoʊ/; Greek: Ἰασώ, Iasō) or Ieso (/aɪˈiːsoʊ/; Greek: Ἰησώ, Iēsō) was the Greek goddess of recuperation from illness. The daughter of Asclepius, she had four sisters: Aceso, Aegle, Hygieia, and Panacea. All five were associated with some aspect of health or healing.
In Greek mythology, Panacea (Greek Πανάκεια, Panakeia), a goddess of universal remedy, was the daughter of Asclepius and Epione. Panacea and her four sisters each performed a facet of Apollo's art: Panacea (the goddess of universal health)