from Greek "pan" (all) and "akos" (remedy) or "panakeia" (all-healing)

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concept healing deity mythological figure personification

Panacea is a term originating from Greek mythology that refers to a universal remedy believed capable of curing all diseases.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf concept ⓘ
healing deity ⓘ
mythological figure ⓘ
personification ⓘ
associatedWith healing ⓘ
medicine ⓘ
universal cure ⓘ
contrastsWith specific or limited remedies ⓘ
describedAs remedy capable of curing all diseases ⓘ
etymologyFrom Greek word "akos" meaning "remedy" ⓘ
Greek word "pan" meaning "all" ⓘ
Greek word "panakeia" meaning "all-healing" ⓘ
firstAttestedIn classical antiquity ⓘ
hasConceptType universal remedy ⓘ
hasCulturalContext ancient Greek culture ⓘ
hasDomain medicine (metaphorical use) ⓘ
mythology ⓘ
hasGender female ⓘ
hasModernConnotation often unrealistic or overly simplistic solution ⓘ
hasNameOrigin Greek language ⓘ
hasOppositeConcept incurable disease ⓘ
hasSibling Aceso NERFINISHED ⓘ
Aegle NERFINISHED ⓘ
Hygieia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Iaso NERFINISHED ⓘ
influences modern medical terminology ⓘ
isDaughterOf Asclepius NERFINISHED ⓘ
Epione NERFINISHED ⓘ
isSubjectOf linguistic etymology discussions ⓘ
medical history studies ⓘ
mythological studies ⓘ
languageForm English common noun "panacea" ⓘ
meaning cure-all ⓘ
universal remedy ⓘ
originatesIn Greek mythology ⓘ
relatedConcept elixir of life ⓘ
philosopher's stone ⓘ
universal medicine ⓘ
roleInMythology goddess of universal remedy ⓘ
symbolizes complete healing ⓘ
universal solution ⓘ
termUsedIn philosophy ⓘ
political discourse ⓘ
popular science ⓘ
usedAs metaphor for a solution to all problems ⓘ
usedFigurativelySince antiquity ⓘ

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Panacea → etymology → from Greek "pan" (all) and "akos" (remedy) or "panakeia" (all-healing) ⓘ