HYGIEIA Definition & Meaning

Hygieia

[ hahy-jee-uh ]

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noun

Classical Mythology. the ancient Greek goddess of health.
Astronomy. the fourth largest asteroid in our solar system, discovered in 1849 and located in the asteroid belt. Ceres ( def 2 ), Pallas ( def 2 ), Vesta ( def 2 ).

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Other �y��vlog Forms

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of Hygieia¹

First recorded in 1700–10; from Greek ��ⲵí��, the goddess of health, personification of ��ⲵí�� “health, soundness of body,” equivalent to ��ⲵ��ḗ(��) “healthy, sound” + -ia noun suffix; -ia

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Depicting Hygieia, Apollo and other Greco-Roman gods, the figures are said to be around 2,300 years old.

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The d-Nav insulin guidance service is based on technology obtained from the University of Michigan and has been developed by US-based company Hygieia.

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An indistinct object about her left wrist has been supposed to be a snake from 161 the fringe of the aegis of Athen�, or by some writers to be the snake of Hygieia.

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Two votive inscriptions to Asclepios and Hygieia were discovered with the head.

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Tablet with votive relief representing a left leg from above the knee in relief, dedicated to Asclepios and Hygieia.

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