Hygieia

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Hygieia is the Greek goddess associated with health, cleanliness, and hygiene, often linked to the prevention of illness.

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Label Occurrences
Hygieia canonical 11

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Greek goddess
deity of health
mythological figure
associatedConcept preventive medicine
sanitation
well-being
associatedWith cleanliness
health
hygiene
prevention of illness
category Children of Asclepius
Greek goddesses of health
cultPartner Asclepius
culture Ancient Greek religion
depictedAs young woman
depictedWith phiale
serpent
domain medicine
public health
era Classical Greece
Hellenistic period
etymology name is root of the word hygiene
gender female
hasAttribute benevolence
protectiveness
purity
hasFeastOrFestival celebrations in Asclepieia sanctuaries
influenced modern public health iconography
symbolism of modern pharmacy
mentionedIn Pausanias’ Description of Greece
surface form: Pausanias’s Description of Greece

inscriptions from Epidaurus
parent Asclepius
role guardian against disease
personification of bodily health
protector of health
romanEquivalent Salus
sibling Aceso
Aglaea
Iaso
Panacea
symbol bowl of Hygieia
serpent drinking from a bowl
snake
worshipCenter Athens
Epidaurus
Rome
worshipType healing cult

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Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Asclepius child Hygieia
Asclepius associatedDeity Hygieia
Salubrity relatedConcept Hygieia
Panacea sibling Hygieia
Panacea associatedDeity Hygieia
Aceso sibling Hygieia
Iaso sibling Hygieia
Iaso veneratedWith Hygieia
Epione parentOf Hygieia
Epione relative Hygieia