Hygieia
[hahy-jee-uh]
- the ancient Greek goddess of health.
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Origin of Hygieia
< Greek, late variant of Hygíeiā, personification of hygíeiā health, equivalent to hygiḗ(s) healthy + -ia -ia
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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, CompleteGeorg Ebers
The statues include 110 those of Aesculapius and Hygieia, taken from the temple of Aesculapius.
The beak of the ship bearing the statue of Hygieia, carved in wood, began to move.
An Egyptian Princess, CompleteGeorg Ebers
Tablet with votive relief representing a left leg from above the knee in relief, dedicated to Asclepios and Hygieia.