Hygieia

English

A statue of Hygieia

Alternative forms

Hygiea

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Hygieia

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

Derived terms

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／译希吉亚
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

(Greek mythology) Hygieia

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