ID: 901000306 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901000306	Record Type: Character/Person

	Hygieia (Greek deity)

Note: In Greek religion, goddess of health. The oldest traces of her cult are at Titane, west of Corinth, where she was worshipped together with Asclepius, the god of medicine.

Display Date: very ancient origins

Names:

	Hygieia (Greek deity) (preferred,English-P,D,N)
	Hygeia (Greek deity) (English,U,N)
	Hygiea (Greek deity) (English,U,N)
	Ὑγιεία (Greek deity) (Greek)

Hierarchical Position:

		Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
		....<Greek iconography> (P)
		........<Greek characters> (G)
		............Hygieia (Greek deity) (I)

Related Iconography:

	child of .... Aesculapius
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Greek iconography, Greek characters, Aesculapius (Greco-Roman deity)) [901000305]

Other Relationships:

	role/characteristic is .... deity
	.....(people in religion, people in religion and related occupations, people in the humanities, people by occupation, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	deity of .... health
	.....(health and related concepts, biological concepts, scientific concepts, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	culture/religion is .... Ancient Greek (culture or style)
	.....(Aegean periods, Aegean, Mediterranean (Early Western World), Early Western World, styles, periods, and cultures by region, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:

	Hygieia (Greek deity)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	................Iconclass Illustrated Edition (2022-) 92F2911 Hygieia (daughter of Aesculapius)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) no2013131873
	Hygeia (Greek deity)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	Hygiea (Greek deity)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	Ὑγιεία (Greek deity)
	................Wikipedia (2000-) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hygieia

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) "Hygieia," accessed 15 June 2017
	................ Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) no2013131873
	................ Iconclass Illustrated Edition (2022-) 92F2911 Hygieia (daughter of Aesculapius)