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Hygieia

[ hahy-jee-uh ]

noun

  1. Classical Mythology. the ancient Greek goddess of health.
  2. 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 Words From

  • Hy·gie·ian adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Hygieia1

First recorded in 1700–10; from Greek Hygíeiā, the goddess of health, personification of hygíeiā “health, soundness of body,” equivalent to hygiḗ(s) “healthy, sound” + -ia noun suffix; -ia
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Example Sentences

After an hour's sail they reached a beautifully-built and fast-sailing vessel, the Hygieia, which belonged to Kallias.

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

The beak of the ship bearing the statue of Hygieia, carved in wood, began to move.

The statues include 110 those of Aesculapius and Hygieia, taken from the temple of Aesculapius.

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