Hygieia
[ hahy-jee-uh ]
/ haɪˈdʒi ə /
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
OTHER WORDS FROM Hygieia
Hy·gie·ian, adjectiveExample sentences from the Web for hygieia
Tablet with votive relief representing a left leg from above the knee in relief, dedicated to Asclepios and Hygieia.
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, Complete |Georg EbersAfter 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