Goddess+of+health

  • 41Hygieia — Hy•gie•ia [[t]haɪˈdʒi ə[/t]] n. myt the ancient Greek goddess of health • Etymology: < Gk, personification of hygíeiā health, der. of hygiḗs healthy; see ia …

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  • 42Hygeia — /haɪˈdʒiə/ (say huy jeeuh) noun Classical Mythology the goddess of health, daughter of Aesculapius. {Greek, late variant of Hygieia, personification of hygieia health} …

  • 43salutary — /ˈsæljətri / (say salyuhtree) adjective 1. conducive to health; healthful. 2. promoting or conducive to some beneficial purpose. {Latin salūtāris, from Salus, Roman goddess of health and prosperity} –salutarily, adverb –salutariness, noun …

  • 44hygiene — [19] Greek hugiés meant ‘healthy’. From it were formed the noun hugíeia ‘health’ (personified as Hygieia, the Greek goddess of health) and the adjective hugieinós ‘healthful’. This came to be used as a noun, hugieiné, ‘science of healthy living’ …

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  • 45Hygieia — Hygieian, adj. /huy jee euh/, n. Class. Myth. the ancient Greek goddess of health. [ < Gk, late var. of HYGÍEIA, personification of hygíeia health, equiv. to hygié(s) healthy + ia IA] …

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  • 46Sa|lus — «SAY luhs», noun. Roman Mythology. the goddess of health and prosperity, identified with the Greek Hygeia. ╂[< Latin Salūs, ūtis (originally) health] …

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  • 47Hygeia — noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek Hygieia Date: 1615 the goddess of health in Greek mythology …

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  • 48Hygeia (disambiguation) — Hygeia may refer to: * Hygeia or Hygieia, Greek goddess of health * 10 Hygeia, the fourth largest asteroid * Hygeia (city), a planned utopian community on the Ohio River * Bowl of Hygieia is the universally accepted sign of pharmacy …

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  • 49Cardea — In Roman mythology, Cardea was the goddess of health, thresholds and door hinges and handles, also associated with the wind. Her name comes from cardo , meaning door pivot . She protected children against vampires and witches, and was also the… …

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  • 50Hygiea — can refer to one of two concepts:* The asteroid 10 Hygiea. * Hygieia, a figure in Greek mythology, goddess of health …

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