![In Greek as well as Roman mythology, Hygieia (also Hygiea or Hygeia), was the daughter of the god of medicine, Asclepius, and Epione. She was the goddess/personification of health, cleanliness and hygiene In Greek as well as Roman mythology, Hygieia (also Hygiea or Hygeia), was the daughter of the god of medicine, Asclepius, and Epione. She was the goddess/personification of health, cleanliness and hygiene](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2B035HN/in-greek-as-well-as-roman-mythology-hygieia-also-hygiea-or-hygeia-was-the-daughter-of-the-god-of-medicine-asclepius-and-epione-she-was-the-goddesspersonification-of-health-cleanliness-and-hygiene-2B035HN.jpg)
In Greek as well as Roman mythology, Hygieia (also Hygiea or Hygeia), was the daughter of the god of medicine, Asclepius, and Epione. She was the goddess/personification of health, cleanliness and hygiene
Israel Antiquities Authority - The origins of the word “hygiene” can be found in the name of the Roman and Greek goddess of health and cleanliness – Hygieia. The meaning of the
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