Hygieia

English

A statue of Hygieia

A simple drawing of the Bowl of Hygeia

Alternative forms

• Hygiea

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ὑγίεια (Hugíeia) from ὑγίεια (hugíeia, “health”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /haɪˈd͡ʒiː.ə/
• Rhymes: -iːə

Proper noun

Hygieia

1. (Greek mythology) The goddess and personification of health and healthiness, a daughter of Asclepius and Epione.
2. (astronomy) 10 Hygiea, a main belt asteroid that is the fourth-largest known.

Derived terms

• hygiene
• hygienic

Translations

Greek goddess of health, hygiene, cleanliness, and sanitation

• Armenian: Հիգեա (Higea)
• Bulgarian: Хигия f (Higija)
• Carpathian Rusyn: Гигиея f (Hyhyeja), Гигея f (Hyheja)
• Catalan: Higiea (ca) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 許癸厄亞 / 许癸厄亚 (Xǔguǐ'èyà); 譯希吉亚

• Esperanto: Higio (eo)
• French: Hygie (fr) f
• Georgian: ჰიგეა (higea)
• German: Hygieia f
• Greek: Υγιεία (el) f (Ygieía), Υγεία (el) f (Ygeía)

  Ancient Greek: Ὑγίεια f (Hugíeia)

• Hungarian: Hügieia
• Italian: Igea f, Igiea f
• Japanese: ヒュギエイア (Hyugieia)
• Latin: Hygēa f, Hygīa f
• Macedonian: Хигија f (Higija)
• Polish: Higieja (pl) f
• Russian: Гигие́я (ru) f (Gigijéja)
• Spanish: Higía f
• Thai: ไฮเจีย
• Ukrainian: Гігіе́я f (Hihiéja), Гігея f (Hiheja)

Turkish

Alternative forms

• Hygeia

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ὑγίεια (Hugíeia).

Proper noun

Hygieia

1. (Greek mythology) Hygieia