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AKESO

Greek Name

Ακεσο

Transliteration

Akeso

Latin Spelling

Aceso

Translation

Curing, Healing (akesis)

AKESO (Aceso) was the goddess of curing sickness and healing wounds. Unlike her sister Panakeia (Panacea) (Cure-All) she represented the process of a curing rather than the cure itself. Her male was counterpart was Akesis (Acesis). In Greek sculpural reliefs Akeso appears alongside her father Asklepios (Asclepius) and sisters Hygeia, Panakeia and Iaso.


PARENTS

ASKLEPIOS & EPIONE (Suidas s.v. Epione)


CLASSICAL LITERATURE QUOTES

Suidas s.v. Epione (trans. Suda On Line) (Byzantine Greek Lexicon C10th A.D.) :
"Epione : wife of Asklepios (Asclepius), and daughters named Hygeia, Aigle (Aegle), Iaso, Akeso (Aceso), Panakeia (Panacea)."


SOURCES

BYZANTINE

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