Higeia

== Portuguese == === Alternative forms === Higia, Hígia, Hygia, Hygeia (obsolete) Higéia (pre-1990 spelling) === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin Hygēa, Hygīa, from Ancient Greek Ὑγεία (Hugeía). === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: Hi‧gei‧a === Proper noun === Higeia f (Greek mythology) Hygiea (goddess of health, cleanliness, and sanitation) ==== Related terms ==== higiene