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# The origin of the word hygiene in the name of Hygieia, goddess of health
- URL: https://theparnassian.com/en/slovo-gigiena-proiskhodit-ot-imeni-bogini-gigiei-bogini-zdorovia-istseleniia-i-chistoty/
- Published: 2023-03-09T09:02:28.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-02T19:06:19.000Z
- Author: Alexandr Radayev
- Tags: NB!, Observations, Science

The word "hygiene" derives from the name of the goddess Hygieia, goddess of health, healing and cleanliness. After all, places of healing must, above all, be clean. Apollo is the patron of medicine, but it is Hygieia who is nonetheless answerable for health.

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