Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Hygieia is a goddess from Greek mythology (also referred to as: Hygiea or Hygeia; / h aɪ ˈ dʒ iː ə /; [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 developed ...
Hygiene, a series of practices performed to preserve health (the word hygiene is cognate with the name of the Greek goddess Hygieia Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Hygiea .
The Bowl of Hygieia, 🕏 , is one of the symbols of pharmacology, and along with the Rod of Asclepius, it is one of the most ancient and important symbols related to medicine in western countries.
Head of the goddess Hygieia by Scopas from the temple of Athena Alea at Tegea (National Archaeological Museum of Athens). Scopas (Ancient Greek: Σκόπας; born in Paros, fl. 4th century BCE) was an ancient Greek sculptor and architect, [1] [2] most famous for his statue of Meleager, the copper statue of Aphrodite, and the head of goddess Hygieia, daughter of Asclepius.
English: A depiction of ancient Greek goddess Hygieia, daughter of Asclepius; it was used as the logo of the Office international d'hygiène publique. Date 20 th century
Pyrrhus was an Athenian sculptor of 5th century BC. He is mentioned in the list of Pliny as the maker of bronze statues of Hygieia and Athena.In 1840, a base was found in the Acropolis of Athens, bearing the following inscription [1]
You are free: to share – to copy, distribute and transmit the work; to remix – to adapt the work; Under the following conditions: attribution – You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made.
Hygieia, also rendered Hygiea and Hygeia, may refer to: Hygieia, a Greek goddess of health; 10 Hygiea, the fourth-largest asteroid; Hygeia (city), a planned utopian community on the Ohio River; Bowl of Hygieia, the universally accepted sign of pharmacy; Mount Hygeia, an historic farm in Foster, Rhode Island; Hygieia, the name of one of the ...