English

A statue of Hygieia

Alternative forms

• Hygiea

Proper noun

Hygieia

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

Derived terms

• hygiene
• hygienic

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