Hygieia

[hahy-jee-uh]

noun Classical Mythology.

the ancient Greek goddess of health.

Origin of Hygieia

< Greek, late variant of Hygíeiā, personification of hygíeiā health, equivalent to hygiḗ(s) healthy + -ia -ia

Related formsHy·gie·ian, adjective

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After an hour's sail they reached a beautifully-built and fast-sailing vessel, the Hygieia, which belonged to Kallias.
An Egyptian Princess, Complete
Georg Ebers
The statues include 110 those of Aesculapius and Hygieia, taken from the temple of Aesculapius.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 1
Various
The beak of the ship bearing the statue of Hygieia, carved in wood, began to move.
An Egyptian Princess, Complete
Georg Ebers
Tablet with votive relief representing a left leg from above the knee in relief, dedicated to Asclepios and Hygieia.
A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2)
A. H. Smith