Iaso (also, Iaso Tholus or Jaso; in Ionian Greek, Ieso) was the Greek goddess of recovery. The daughter of Asclepius, she had three sisters and one step sister: Panacea, Aceso, Aglæa/Ægle, and Hygeia. She helped the sick and diseased along with Panacea, Aglæa, and Hygeia. She is often identified with the Roman goddess Meditrina. The Oricoli bust of Zeus, King of the Gods, in the collection of the Vatican Museum. ... The ancient Greeks proposed many different ideas about the primordial gods in their mythology. ... In Greek mythology, the Titans (Greek Τιτάν, plural Τιτάνες) were a race of powerful deities that ruled during the legendary Golden Age. ... The twelve gods of Olympus. ... The ancient Greeks had a very small number of see gods. ... In mythology chthonic (from Greek χθονιος-pertaining to the earth; earthy) designates, or pertains to, gods or spirits of the underworld, especially in Greek mythology. ... In Greek mythology, the Muses (Greek Μουσαι, Mousai : from a root meaning mountain) are nine goddesses who embody the right evocation of myth, inspired through remembered and improvised song and traditional music and dances. ... Asclepius (Greek also rendered Aesculapius in Latin and transliterated Asklepios) was the god of medicine and healing in ancient Greek mythology, according to which he was born a mortal but was given immortality as the constellation Ophiuchus after his death. ... This article is about the field and science of medical practice and health care. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Lycian Apollo, early Imperial Roman copy of a fourth century Greek original (Louvre Museum) In Greek and Roman mythology, Apollo (Ancient Greek , Apóllōn; or Ἀπέλλων, Apellōn), the ideal of the kouros, was the archer-god of medicine and healing, light, truth, archery and also a bringer of death... The Diana of Versailles, a Roman copy of a sculpture by Leochares (Louvre Museum) Artemis (Greek: nominative , genitive ), in Olympian Greek mythology the daughter of Zeus and of Leto and the twin sister of Apollo, was one of the most widely venerated gods and manifestly one of the oldest deities... Pan (Greek , genitive ) is the Greek god who watches over shepherds and their flocks. ... In a draw in a mountainous region, a shepherd guides a flock of about 20 sheep amidst scrub and olive trees. ... This article or section contains information that has not been verified and thus might not be reliable. ... Attis, a life-death-rebirth deity, was both the son and the lover of Cybele, her eunuch attendant and driver of her lion-driven chariot; he was driven mad by her and castrated himself. ... The Oricoli bust of Zeus, King of the Gods, in the collection of the Vatican Museum. ... Asclepius (Greek also rendered Aesculapius in Latin and transliterated Asklepios) was the god of medicine and healing in ancient Greek mythology, according to which he was born a mortal but was given immortality as the constellation Ophiuchus after his death. ... In Greek mythology, Panaceia, or Πανάκεια (Latin Panacea), was the goddess of healing. ... Aceso was the greek goddess of the healing process. ... The youngest of the Charities, Aglaea or Aglaia (splendor, brilliant, shining one) was Hephaestus wife and Asclepius daughter in Greek mythology. ... In Greek mythology, Hygieia (Roman equivalent: Salus) was a daughter of Asclepius. ... Roman mythology, the mythological beliefs of the people of Ancient Rome, can be considered as having two parts. ... Meditrinalia was a festival in honor of Meditrina (also spelled Mediterina) and was celebrated on October 11. ...

Very little is actually known about Iaso. She was probably considered a demigod, unlike her sister Panacea, who was given full "god" status. She did, however, have followers, the Iasides ("sons of Iaso"). In Helena Petrovna Blavatsky's The Esoteric Character of the Gospels, the author says, "Iaso, the daughter of Asclepios, was the goddess of healing, under whose patronage were all the candidates for initiation in her father's temple, the novices or chrestoi, called 'the sons of Iaso'." Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1658x3000, 965 KB) Summary This picture is based off of a similar image on an ancient Greek urn, and was created by Gabe Mullen. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1658x3000, 965 KB) Summary This picture is based off of a similar image on an ancient Greek urn, and was created by Gabe Mullen. ... A demigod, a half-god, is a modern distinction, often misapplied in Greek mythology. ... Helena Blavatsky Helena Petrovna Hahn (also Hélène) (July 31, 1831 (O.S.) (August 12, 1831 (N.S.)) - May 8, 1891 London), better known as Helena Blavatsky (Russian: ) or Madame Blavatsky, born Helena von Hahn, was a founder of the Theosophical Society. ...

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"The altar shows parts. One part is to Heracles, Zeus, and Apollo Healer, another is given up to heroes and to wives of heroes, the third is to Hestia and Hermes and Amphiaraus and the children of Amphilochus. But Alcmaeon, because of his treatment of Eriphyle, is honored neither in the temple of Amphiaraus nor yet with Amphilochus. The fourth portion of the altar is to Aphrodite and Panacea, and further to Iaso, Hygeia, and Athena Healer. The fifth is dedicated to the nymphs and to Pan, and to the rivers Achelous and Cephisus."

Aristophanes mentions Iaso humorously in Ploutos, when one of the characters, Cario, reports that Iaso blushed upon his passing gas. Hercules, a Roman bronze (Louvre Museum) In roman mythology, Heracles or Herakles (glory of Hera, or Alcides, original name) + , ) was a divine hero, the son of Zeus and Alcmene, stepson of Amphitryon[1] and great-grandson of Perseus. ... The Statue of Zeus at Olympia Phidias created the 12-m (40-ft) tall statue of Zeus at Olympia about 435 BC. The statue was perhaps the most famous sculpture in Ancient Greece, imagined here in a 16th century engraving In Greek mythology, Zeus (in Greek: nominative: Ζεύς Zeús, genitive... Lycian Apollo, early Imperial Roman copy of a fourth century Greek original (Louvre Museum) In Greek and Roman mythology, Apollo (Ancient Greek , Apóllōn; or Ἀπέλλων, Apellōn), the ideal of the kouros, was the archer-god of medicine and healing, light, truth, archery and also a bringer of death... In Greek mythology, virginal Hestia (ancient Greek ) is the goddess of the hearth, of the right ordering of domesticity and the family, who received the first offering at every sacrifice in the household. ... Hermes bearing the infant Dionysus, by Praxiteles Hermes (Greek IPA: ), in Greek mythology, is the Olympian god of boundaries and of the travelers who cross them, of shepherds and cowherds, of orators and wit, of literature and poets, of athletics, of weights and measures and invention and commerce in general... In Greek mythology, Amphilochus, or Amphílokhos, was a son of Amphiaraus and Eriphyle. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ... In Greek mythology, Eriphyle, daughter of Talaus, was the mother of Alcmaeon and the wife of Amphiaraus. ... The Birth of Venus, (detail) by Sandro Botticelli, 1485 Aphrodite (Greek: Ἀφροδίτη, pronounced in English as and in Ancient Greek as ) was the Greek goddess of love, lust, beauty, and sexuality. ... Helmeted Athena, of the Velletri type. ... This article or section contains information that has not been verified and thus might not be reliable. ... Pan (Greek , genitive ) is the Greek god who watches over shepherds and their flocks. ... In Greek mythology, Achelous (Greek: Αχελώος), was the patron deity of the river by the same name, which is the largest river of Greece, and thus the chief of all river deities, every river having its own river spirit. ... Cephissus (Greek Κήφισσος: Kifissós, Kephissós, or Kêphissos) or Cephisus (Greek Κήφισος: Kêphisos) the name of several rivers in Greece: Cephissus (Boeotia), a river arising in Phocis and flowing through northern Boeotia into Lake... Sketch of Aristophanes Aristophanes (Greek: , c. ... In Greek mythology, Plutus (wealth Πλοῦτος) was a son of Demeter and the Titan Iasion and was the personification of wealth. ...

The Name

Perhaps the best known part about Iaso is simply her name. The reason for this is that her name corresponds with the Iao Theory, which is a Gnostic belief that numerous names of foreign deities are all interconnected, and represent one god. Whether this is true or not is doubtful, but it is certainly worth mentioning. The Ionic spelling of Iaso is Ieso. The genitive form of Ieso is Iesous, which is quite similar to Iésous, the Greek spelling of Jesus. That Jesus (as a name) really comes from Ieso is highly unlikely, but the Greek spelling may have been influenced by the goddess' name. However, Blavatsky wrote that the name Iesous does come from Iaso (Ieso) and cites as her source the great lexicon of the ancient Greek Language of Liddell and Scott (see http://www.theosociety.org/pasadena/hpb-sio/sio-eso2.htm). The Catholic Encyclopedia entry for Jesus adds that the Greek name Iesous is related to the Greek verb iasthai, to heal. The Demiurge, in some belief systems, is a deity responsible for the creation of the physical universe and the physical aspect of humanity. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... Ionic Greek was a sub-dialect of the so called Attic-Ionic dialectal group of the ancient Greek language, which was itself a member of the Greek branch of Indoeuropean language family. ... Jesus (8–2 BC/BCE to 29–36 AD/CE),[1] also known as Jesus of Nazareth, is the central figure of Christianity. ...

Although Iaso is from Greek iasthai, "to heal", it is likely that her name is related or was influenced by Isis, the Hellenized form of the Egyptian goddess Aset, who was, among other attributes, a goddess of healing. Obvious similarities can also be drawn from a comparison with the Hindu god Issa (who, incidentally, has been claimed to be Jesus. See The Unknown Life of Jesus by Nicholas Notovich, 1894), as well as with several of the names of Bacchus and Zeus. Isis is a goddess in Egyptian mythology. ... This article discusses the adherents of Hinduism. ... Dionysus with a leopard, satyr and grapes on a vine, in the Palazzo Altemps (Rome, Italy) This article is about the ancient deity. ...

For more information on the genealogy of Iaso, see Panacea. Genealogy is the study and tracing of family pedigrees. ... In Greek mythology, Panaceia, or Πανάκεια (Latin Panacea), was the goddess of healing. ...

References

• "The Esoteric Character of the Gospels: A study in occultism", by H. P Blavatsky; Kessinger Publishing Company (December 2005). ISBN 1-4254-6688-5

• "The Unknown Life of Jesus Christ", by Nicolas Notovitch; Leaves of Healing Publications (April 1990) ISBN 0-9602850-1-6