Changes

==Origin==

==Origin==

classical Latin ''panacēa'', any of various [[plants]] reputed to have [[universal]] [[healing]] [[powers]], also [[personified]] as the daughter of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asclepius Aesculapius] < Hellenistic Greek ''πανάκεια'' [[plant]] reputed to have [[universal]] [[healing]] powers, universal remedy, already in ancient Greek personified as the daughter of Asclepius, god of healing < Hellenistic Greek ''πανακής'' all-healing

classical Latin ''panacēa'', any of various [[plants]] reputed to have [[universal]] [[healing]] [[powers]], also [[personified]] as the daughter of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asclepius Aesculapius] < Hellenistic Greek ''πανάκεια'' [[plant]] reputed to have [[universal]] [[healing]] powers, universal remedy, already in ancient Greek personified as the daughter of Asclepius, god of healing < Hellenistic Greek ''πανακής'' all-healing

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_century 1548]

*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_century 1548]

==Definitions==

==Definitions==

*1 : a remedy for all ills or [[difficulties]] : cure-all  

*1 : a remedy for all ills or [[difficulties]] : cure-all  

==Description==

==Description==

In [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_mythology Greek mythology], '''Panacea''' (Greek ''Πανάκεια'', Panakeia) was a goddess of [[healing]]. She was the daughter of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asclepius Asclepius] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epione Epione]. Panacea and her five sisters each [[performed]] a facet of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo Apollo]'s art: Panacea was the goddess of cures, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iaso Iaso] was the goddess of recuperation, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hygieia Hygieia] was the goddess of [[disease]] [[prevention]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aceso Aceso] was the goddess of recovery, and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aglaea#Aglaea.2C_the_Charites Aglaea] was the goddess of [[natural]] [[beauty]].

In [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_mythology Greek mythology], '''Panacea''' (Greek ''Πανάκεια'', Panakeia) was a goddess of [[healing]]. She was the daughter of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asclepius Asclepius] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epione Epione]. Panacea and her five sisters each [[performed]] a facet of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo Apollo]'s art: Panacea was the goddess of cures, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iaso Iaso] was the goddess of recuperation, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hygieia Hygieia] was the goddess of [[disease]] [[prevention]], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aceso Aceso] was the goddess of recovery, and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aglaea#Aglaea.2C_the_Charites Aglaea] was the goddess of [[natural]] [[beauty]].

Panacea also had four brothers – [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podalirius Podaleirus], one of the two [[kings]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tricca Tricca], who had a flair for diagnostics, and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machaon_(mythology) Machaon], the other king of Tricca, who was a master surgeon (these two took part in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trojan_War Trojan War] until Machaon was killed by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penthesilea Penthesilea], queen of the Amazons); [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telesphorus_(mythology) Telesphoros], who [[devoted]] his life to serving Asclepius; and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aratus Aratus], her stepbrother, who was a [[Greek]] [[hero]] and the patron/liberator of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sicyon Sicyon].

Panacea also had four brothers – [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podalirius Podaleirus], one of the two [[kings]] of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tricca Tricca], who had a flair for diagnostics, and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machaon_(mythology) Machaon], the other king of Tricca, who was a master surgeon (these two took part in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trojan_War Trojan War] until Machaon was killed by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penthesilea Penthesilea], queen of the Amazons); [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telesphorus_(mythology) Telesphoros], who [[devoted]] his life to serving Asclepius; and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aratus Aratus], her stepbrother, who was a [[Greek]] [[hero]] and the patron/liberator of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sicyon Sicyon].

Panacea was said to have a poultice or potion with which she healed the sick. This brought about the [[concept]] of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panacea_(medicine) panacea in medicine], a substance meant to cure all [[diseases]]. The term is also used figuratively as something intended to completely solve a large, multi-faceted [[problem]].

Panacea was said to have a poultice or potion with which she healed the sick. This brought about the [[concept]] of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panacea_(medicine) panacea in medicine], a substance meant to cure all [[diseases]]. The term is also used figuratively as something intended to completely solve a large, multi-faceted [[problem]].

A [[river]] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thrace Thrace]/Moesia was named after the goddess, and is still known as the river [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panega Panega] (from [[Greek]] ''panakeia'').

A [[river]] in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thrace Thrace]/Moesia was named after the goddess, and is still known as the river [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panega Panega] (from [[Greek]] ''panakeia'').

[[Category: Mythology]]

[[Category: Mythology]]