Hygeia | Greco-Roman marble statue C1st A.D. | State Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersbur Hygeia, Greco-Roman marble statue C1st A.D., State Hermitage Museu HYGEIA was the goddess of good health. She was a daughter and attendant of the medicine-god Asklepios (Asclepius), and a companion of the goddess Aphrodite. Her sisters included Panakeia (Panacea) (Cure-All) and Iaso (Remedy). Hygeia's opposite number were the Nosoi (Spirits of Disease). Her Roman name was Salus. In classical sculpture she was represented as a woman holding a large serpent in her arms.