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Though Hygieia had been the subject of a local cult since at least the 7th century BC, she did not begin to spread out until the Oracle at Delphi recognized her, and after the devastating Athens plague in 429 and 427 BC and in Rome in 293 BC. Her primary temples were in Epidaurus, Corinth, Cos and PergamonPergamon or Pergamum (modern day Bergama in Turkey) was a Greek city, in northwestern Anatolia, 16 miles from the Aegean Sea, located on a promintory on the north side of the river Caicus (modern day Bakir), that became an important kingdom during the Hel.
PausaniasPausanias was Greek traveller and geographer of the 2nd century A. who lived in the times of Hadrian, Antoninus Pius and Marcus Aurelius. He is famous for his Description of Greece a lengthy work that describes ancient Greece from firsthand observations, remarked that, at the asclepieion of Titane in Sikyonia (founded by Alexanor , Asclepius' grandson), statues of Hygieia were covered by women's hair and pieces of BabylonianBabylon was the capital city of Babylonia in Mesopotamia (in contemporary Iraq, about 70 miles south of Baghdad). The name is the Greek form of Babel which is derived in turn from the Semitic form Babilu meaning "The Gate of God". This Semitic word is a t clothes. According to inscriptions, the same sacrifices were offered at ParosParos or Paro an island in the Aegean Sea, one of the largest of the group of the Cyclades. It lies to the west of Naxos, from which it is separated by a channel about 6 m. broad, and with which it is now grouped together, in popular language, under the c. Ariphron , a Sikyonian artist from the 4th century BC5th century BC 4th century BC 3rd century BC other centuries) ( 2nd millennium BC 1st millennium BC 1st millennium AD) Events Invasion of the Celts into Ireland Kingdom of Macedon conquers Persian empire Romans build first aqueduct Chinese use bellows Sig wrote a well-known hymnSee also the hymn-project a program to decrypt iTunes music files. A hymn is a song specifically written as a song of praise, adoration or prayer, typically addressed to God. A writer of hymns is known as a hymnist or hymnodist and the process of singing celebrating her. Statues of Hygieia were creaed by Skopas , Bryaxis and Timotheos , amng others.She was often depicted as a young woman feeding a large snake that was wrapped around her body.
Hygeieia was accompanied by her brother, TelesforosIn Greek mythology (especially in Thrace), Telesforos (or Telesphoros was a son of Asclepius and Salus. He frequently accompanied his sister, Hygieia. He was a dwarf whose face was covered with a cowl and a Phrygian cap. He symbolized recovery from illnes.
Her name is the source of the word "hygiene".
PindarPindar (or Pindarus ( 522 BC 443 BC), the greatest lyric poet of ancient Greece, was born at Cynoscephalae, a village in Thebes. He was the son of Daiphantus and Cleodice. The traditions of his family have left their impression on his poetry, and are not, Odes 7, 70-71; Homer, Iliad IV,194, II, 731