| Hygieia | |
|---|---|
Goddess of good health, cleanliness, and sanitation | |
 1st-century Roman statue of the goddess | |
| Abode | Mount Olympus |
| Genealogy | |
| Parents | Asclepius and Epione |
| Siblings | Iaso, Panacea, Aceso, Aegle |
| Equivalents | |
| Roman | Valetudo, Salus |
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Hygieia is a goddess from Greek mythology (also referred to as: Hygiea or Hygeia; /haɪˈdʒiːə/;[1] Ancient Greek: Ὑγιεία or Ὑγεία, Latin: Hygēa or Hygīa). Hygieia is a goddess of health (Greek: ὑγίεια – hugieia[2]), cleanliness and hygiene. Her name is the source for the word "hygiene".
Hygieia is related to the Greek god of medicine, Asclepius, who is the son of the Olympian god Apollo. Hygieia is most commonly referred to as a daughter of Asclepius[3] and his wife Epione. Hygieia and her four sisters each performed a facet of Apollo's art: Hygieia (health, cleanliness, and sanitation); Panacea (universal remedy); Iaso (recuperation from illness); Aceso (the healing process); and Aegle (radiant good health).
- ^ Jones, Daniel; Roach, Peter, James Hartman and Jane Setter, eds. Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary. 17th edition. Cambridge UP, 2006.
- ^ ὑγίεια, Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon, on Perseus
- ^ Norman, Naomi J. (1986). "Asklepios and Hygieia and the Cult Statue at Tegea". American Journal of Archaeology. 90 (4): 429. doi:10.2307/506027. ISSN 0002-9114.