Hygeia Terracotta Handmade Bust (27cm/10.62” Tall)

In Greek mythology, Hygieia, was the daughter of the god of medicine, Asclepius, and Epione. She was the goddess personification of health, cleanliness and sanitation. Hygieia and her five sisters each performed a facet of Apollo’s art: Hygieia (“Hygiene” the goddess/personification of health, cleanliness, and sanitation), Panacea (the goddess of Universal remedy), Iaso (the goddess of recuperation from illness), Aceso (the goddess of the healing process), and Agl (the goddess of beauty, splendor, glory, magnificence, and adornment). Hygieia also played an important part in her father’s cult. While her father was more directly associated with healing, she was associated with the prevention of sickness and the continuation of good health. Her name is the source of the word “hygiene”.