List of health deities

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A statue of Asclepius, the Greek god of healing

A health deity is a god or goddess in mythology or religion associated with health, healing and wellbeing. They may also be related to childbirth or Mother Goddesses. They are a common feature of polytheistic religions.

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List of health deities

African

Yoruba and Afro-American

  • Aja, spirit of the forest, the animals within it and herbal healers
  • Babalú-Ayé, spirit of illness and disease
  • Erinlẹ, spirit of abundance, the healer, and Physician to the Orisha
  • Loco, patron of healers and plants
  • Mami Wata, a pantheon of water deities associated with healing and fertility
  • Ọsanyìn, spirit of herbalism
  • Sopona, god of smallpox

Albanian

Armenian

Aztec

Baltic

Buddhist

Celtic

Chinese

Egyptian

Etruscan

Filipino

Greek

Marble head of Hygieia, c. 50-150 AD, in the Acropolis Museum, Athens. Ugieia, 50-150 m.Kh., M 1132 Mouseio Akropoleos Athena 02.jpg
Marble head of Hygieia, c. 50-150 AD, in the Acropolis Museum, Athens.

Hindu

Dhanvantari, the Hindu physician of the gods and god of Ayurveda Dwanandhari Deva.jpg
Dhanvantari, the Hindu physician of the gods and god of Ayurveda

Hittite

Hurrian

Inuit

Japanese

Maya

Mesopotamian

Native American

Norse

Ossetian

Persian

Phoenician

Roman

Sami

Slavic

Thracian

Turkic

In monotheistic religion

Christianity and Islam

According to the Gospels, Jesus performed miracles during his earthly life as he traveled through Galilee, Judea, and Jerusalem. The miracles performed by Jesus are mentioned in two sections of the Qur'an (Sura 3:49 and 5: 110) in general, with few details or comments. [14] One of the greatest miracles Jesus performed was healing (Blind, Leprous, Paralytic, Epileptic, Healing a Bleeding Woman, etc.), [15] the Gospels provide different amounts of detail for each episode, at other times he uses materials such as spit and mud. In general, they are mentioned in the Synoptic Gospels, but not in the Gospel of John. [16] [17] [18] Luke, one of the apostles, was a physician (Greek for "one who heals"). [19]

Jesus endorsed the use of the medical assistance of the time (medicines of oil and wine) when he told the parable of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25–37), who "bound up [an injured man's] wounds, pouring on oil and wine" (verse 34) as a physician would. Jesus then told the doubting teacher of the law (who had elicited this parable by his self-justifying question, "And who is my neighbor?" in verse 29) to "go, and do likewise" in loving others with whom he would never ordinarily associate (verse 37). [20]

In 1936, Ludwig Bieler argued that Jesus was stylized in the New Testament in the image of the "divine man" (Greek: theios aner), which was widespread in antiquity. It is said that many of the famous rulers and elders of the time had divine healing powers. [21]

Archangel Raphael, is known to be the primary angel of healing. His name is derived from Hebrew, רָפָאֵל (Rafa'el), which means "God has healed", "God heals" or simply "it is God who has healed". The name is derived from two Hebrew words: רָפָא (rafa'), meaning "to heal," and אֵל ('el), meaning "God". He was first mentioned in the Book of Tobit and in 1 Enoch. He is mentioned throughout various traditions from Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. People would pray to Raphael for healing and guidance. He is the patron of travelers, the blind, those who need healing, and many more.

References

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  2. ↑ Millare, F. D. (1955). Philippine Studies Vol. 3, No. 4: The Tinguians and Their Old Form of Worship. Ateneo de Manila University.
  3. 1 2 Katutubo: Gaddang of Isabela (2009). National Commission on Culture and the Arts.
  4. ↑ Alacacin, C. (1952). The Gods and Goddesses. Historical and Cultural Data of Provinces.
  5. 1 2 Jocano, F. L. (1969). Philippine Mythology. Quezon City: Capitol Publishing House Inc.
  6. ↑ Potet, J. P. G. (2017). Ancient Beliefs and Customs of the Tagalogs. Morrisville, North Carolina: Lulu Press.
  7. ↑ Servano, M. R. Mangyan. DLSU LITERA
  8. ↑ Piccio, B. (2016). The Legend of the Miraculous Lady in White Lurking in Eastern Samar's Hamorawan Spring. Choose Philippines.
  9. ↑ The Palawan. Survival International.
  10. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 17, 2018. Retrieved March 28, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  11. ↑ Mckenzie, D. A. (2014). Psychic Phenomena: A Clinical Investigation. Lulu Publishing.
  12. ↑ Demetrio, F. R., Cordero-Fernando, G., & Zialcita, F. N. (1991). The Soul Book. Quezon City: GCF Books.
  13. 1 2 Williams, M. S. (1997). Philippine Sociological Review Vol. 45, No. 1/4: Causality, Power, and Cultural Traits of the Maguindanao. Philippine Sociological Society.
  14. ↑ Braswell, George W. Jr. (2000). What you need to know about Islam & Muslims. Nashville, Tenn. ISBN   0-8054-1829-6. OCLC   42428848.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  15. ↑ Busse, Heribert (1998). Islam, Judaism and Christianity: the theological and historical affiliations. Princeton, N.J.: Markus Wiener Publishers. ISBN   1-55876-143-8. OCLC   37675805.
  16. ↑ van der Loos (1965-01-01). Miracles of Jesus. BRILL. doi:10.1163/9789004265868. ISBN   978-90-04-26586-8.
  17. ↑ Classic sermons on the miracles of Jesus. Warren W. Wiersbe. Grand Rapids, MI: Kregel Publications. 1995. ISBN   0-8254-3999-X. OCLC   32467827.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  18. ↑ Evans, Craig A. (2001). Jesus and his contemporaries: comparative studies. Boston: Brill. ISBN   0-391-04118-5. OCLC   46951642.
  19. ↑ "The Epistle to the Colossians.", Epistles to the Ephesians and to the Colossians, Bloomsbury T&T Clark, 1974, doi:10.5040/9781472556004.0006, ISBN   978-1-4725-5600-4
  20. ↑ "God's Intrinsic "Sovereignty"", Human Anguish and God's Power, Cambridge University Press, pp. 71–100, 2020-12-17, doi:10.1017/9781108873246.006, ISBN   978-1-108-87324-6, S2CID   234554723
  21. ↑ ST. PATRICK, SAINT & SECUNDINUS (1953-01-01). The Works of St. Patrick. St. Secundus: Hymn on St. Patrick. Translated and Annotated by Ludwig Bieler. Newman Press.
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