HYGIEIA

Meaning of HYGIEIA in English

— Hygieian , adj.

/huy jee"euh/ , n. Class. Myth.

the ancient Greek goddess of health.

[ hygíeia health, equiv. to hygié ( s ) healthy + -ia -IA ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

HYGIEIA — in Greek religion, goddess of health. The oldest traces of her cult are at Titane, west of Corinth, where she …
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HYGIEIA — [Greek] Hygieia, one of the daughters of Asklepios (Asclepius) and granddaughter of Apollo, played an important role in the cult …
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab
HYGIEIA — Гигиея
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
HYGEIA — noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek Hygieia Date: 1615 the goddess of health in Greek mythology
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
HYGEIST — ˈhījēə̇st noun ( -s ) Etymology: Greek hyge ia health (alteration of hygieia ) + English -ist : hygienist
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HYGEIAN — (ˈ)hī|jēən adjective Etymology: Hygeia, ancient Greek goddess of health (from Latin Hygea, from Greek Hygieia, from hygieia health, from hygiēs …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HYGEIA — noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek Hygieia Date: 1615 : the goddess of health in Greek mythology
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HYGEIA — [Hy.ge.ia] n [L, fr. Gk Hygieia]: the goddess of health in Greek mythology
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HEALING CULT — religious group or movement that places major, or even exclusive, emphasis on the treatment or prevention by nonmedical means of …
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SCOPAS — flourished 4th century BC Battle between Greeks and Amazons, section of marble frieze from the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus Greek sculptor …
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SALUS — in Roman religion, the goddess of safety and welfare, later identified with the Greek Hygieia (q.v.). Her temple on the …
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TELESPHORUS — [Greek] A Greek deity with healing powers, son of Asclepius and brother of Hygieia. He cult originated in Hellenistic times …
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SALUS — [Roman] Salus ("salvation") is the personified Roman goddess of health and prosperity, both of the individual and the state. As …
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GREEK MYTHOLOGY
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ASCLEPIUS
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ГИГИЕЯ — Hygieia
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