Hygieia

…At Epidaurus in the Peloponnese, there was a magnificent shrine that became the center of the worship of Asclepius, and it is said that sick people were healed by the god's grace while sleeping in the temple. In 293 BC, during a great plague epidemic, the cult was introduced to Rome from Epidaurus along with Hygieia (Latin name Salus), the daughter of the god of medicine and the goddess of health, and was enshrined in a separate temple on the island of the Tiber. His sacred animal was a snake, and roosters were offered as offerings. …

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…ペロポネソス半島のエピダウロスには，アスクレピオス崇拝の中心地となった壮大な神域があり，病人は神殿内で就寝中に神の恩寵にあずかって癒やされたと伝えられる。ローマへは，疫病が大流行した前293年，医神の娘で健康の女神ヒュギエイアHygieia(ラテン名サルスSalus)とともにエピダウロスからその崇拝が移入され，テベレ川の中州の神殿に分祠された。彼の聖獣は蛇で，供物には雄鶏が捧げられた。…

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