Goddess of health and wellbeing, cleanliness, and sanitation.

She was the daughter of Asklepios, and grand daughter of Apollo. Her name gives us our word hygiene. While her father handled active treatments and cures, her role was keeping disease away. Her focus was on the maintenance of a healthy life. Along with Apollo, Asklepios and Panacea, she is invoked in the Hippocratic Oath. Among her sisters were Panacea, goddess of cures, Iaso, goddess of recovery, and Aceso, goddess of healing process.

The original marble head, on display in the National Archaeological Museum in Athens, was found in the Temple of Apollo in Tegea in the central Peloponnese. She is probably the work of the 4th century BCE sculptor Skopas.

Full statues of Hygieia, such as the one in the Hermitage, are shown holding a serpent, which was a symbol associated with Asklepios also. The stemmed cup with serpent coiling around its base has become a universal emblem of pharmacy and pharmacology.

Hephaistos would be amazed by the craftsmanship and quality of this wonderful collection!

These superb bronze pieces are cast in Greece using the traditional lost wax method. As nothing is mass-produced, there will inevitably be slight variations in texture, patina, and colour. No two pieces are ever the same. If mounted, the base is of black marble.

Please note that there may be a variation of some millimetres in the dimensions of the base from time to time, and that accessories such as spears, tridents or javelins may vary in length or height! If you need precise dimensions and weight, email me!

If you need a piece to fit a very specific space, or if you want me to take a photo of a couple of pieces so you can pick the one you want, I will do so with pleasure.

Every piece is deliciously tactile.

It's All Greek is so grateful and so proud to have been working closely with the Semitekolo family foundry since 1999. It has been a privilege and a joy to handle, live with, to photograph and describe these gorgeous pieces, before passing them on to passionate and grateful customers all over the world.

If you already own one of these pieces, cherish it!