sedefscorner-blog:Hygieia-Aphrodite, Roman, A.D. 200-250, Getty VillaHygieia is the daughter of Askl
sedefscorner-blog:Hygieia-Aphrodite, Roman, A.D. 200-250, Getty VillaHygieia is the daughter of Asklepios, the god of medicine. A personification of good health, she was typically portrayed feeding a coiled snake, a reference to the serpent-entwined rod wielded by her father that later came to symbolize the healing arts. Her cult image often merged with other deities, such as Aphrodite (goddess of loe), with whom she shares the knotted-bow hairstyle. At Hygieia’s side, the slumbering figure of Eros aludes to the curative ritual of sleeping in the sanctuary of Asklepios. - Museum label -- source link
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