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* Aegle, one of the daughters of Asclepius by Lampetia, the daughter of the Sun, according to Hermippus, or by Epione, according to the Suda.

She is said to have derived her name Aegle, " Brightness ," or " Splendor ," either from the beauty of the human body when in good health, or from the honor paid to the medical profession.