Hygieia

[hahy-jee-uh]

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

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
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
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