Iaso

Iaso, the unwavering goddess of cures, remedies, and modes of healing, stood ever ready to mend the body’s ailments, her arsenal filled with various methods to restore health.

Iaso holding mirror. Athenian red-figure amphora, 5th c. BC, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

Residence: Mount Olympus
Parents: Asclepius and Epione
Siblings: Aegle, Aceso, Hygeia and Panacea

As a daughter of Asclepius, Iaso wasn’t merely one of his attendants. Among her sisters, Panacea (Cure-All) and Hygeia (Good Health), Iaso held a unique domain – the art of administering specific cures and healing methods.