Aceso
Greek goddess of healing
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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]
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| Aceso | |
|---|---|
Goddess of the healing process and curing of sickness | |
The statue of Aceso, 2nd c. AD, Archaeological Museum, Dion | |
| Genealogy | |
| Parents | Asclepius and Epione |
| Siblings | |
Family
Mythology
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, Aegle, and Iaso.
