Public and Private Cults of Hygieia (Particularly Focusing on Crete)

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13130/2035-4797/2298

Keywords:

Cults, Greek archaic poets, Crete, Gortyna, baths and thermae

Abstract

Aim of this article is a survey of the cults dedicated to Hygieia in public and private spheres. This is the occasion of analyzing the conception of health and Hygieia among the archaic poets, and the process by which Hygieia from personification became a deity. Also analyzed is the link of Hygieia with other deities or personifications, the symbolism of certain attributes and epithets in poetry and cult and the meaning of certain gestures. Particular attention is paid to Crete (especially Gortyna) and finally to the presence of Hygieia in baths and thermae.

Author Biography

  • Giampiera Arrigoni, University of Milan
    Since 2004 she is Full Professor in Religions of the Classical World. Her main research fields are Greek and Roman mythology and rituals, in the written and iconographical tradition, social anthropology in women studies concerning the ancient world and historiography, particularly focusing on Johann Jakob Bachofen.

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Published

2012-07-18

Issue

No. 10 (2011)

Section

Gortys 2010: a Marble head of Hygieia from the Terme Milano, eds. G. Bejor and C. Lambrugo - Milan, January 25th 2011. 2

How to Cite

Public and Private Cults of Hygieia (Particularly Focusing on Crete). (2012). LANX. Journal of the Scuola Di Specializzazione in Beni Archeologici - Università Degli Studi Di Milano, 10, 9-36. https://doi.org/10.13130/2035-4797/2298