Hygiea Asteroids
Hygiea may refer to: * An alternative spelling of Hygieia, the Greek goddess of preventive healthcare/medicine * The asteroid 10 Hygiea See also * ''Hygia'', a large genus of Asian seed bugs * Hygieia (other) * Hygiene Hygiene is a series of practices performed to preserve health. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), "Hygiene refers to conditions and practices that help to maintain health and prevent the spread of diseases." Personal hygiene refer ...

Hygieia
Hygieia is a goddess from Greek, as well as Roman, mythology (also referred to as: Hygiea or Hygeia; ; grc, Ὑγιεία or , la, Hygēa or ). Hygieia is a goddess of health ( el, ὑγίεια – ''hugieia''), cleanliness and hygiene. Her name is the source for the word "hygiene". Hygieia is related to the Greek god of medicine, Asclepius, who is the son of the Olympian god Apollo. Hygieia is most commonly referred to as a daughter of Asclepius and his wife Epione. Hygieia and her four sisters each performed a facet of Apollo's art: Hygieia (health, cleanliness, and sanitation); Panacea (universal remedy); Iaso (recuperation from illness); Aceso (the healing process); and Aglaïa (beauty, splendor, glory, magnificence, and adornment). The role of Hygieia in antiquity One notable reference regarding Hygieia's role as a goddess of health can be found within the Hippocratic oath. This oath is used by physicians in order to swear before various healing gods, one of which ...
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10 Hygiea
Hygiea (minor-planet designation: 10 Hygiea) is a major asteroid and possible dwarf planet located in the main asteroid belt. With a diameter of and a mass estimated to be 3% of the total mass of the belt, it is the fourth-largest asteroid in the Solar System by both volume and mass. In some spectral classifications it is the largest of the dark C-type asteroids with a carbonaceous surface, whereas in others it is second after 1 Ceres. Observations taken with the Very Large Telescope's SPHERE imager in 2017 and 2018, and announced in late 2019, revealed that Hygiea is nearly spherical and is close to a hydrostatic equilibrium shape. The authors of the study therefore consider it a possible dwarf planet. However, Hygiea is conjectured to have been disrupted by an impact, with the subsequent debris reaccumulating, rather than being massive enough to be plastic. The disruptive impact produced the largest known collisional family. Observation Despite its size, Hygiea appears very ...
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Hygia
''Hygia'' is a large genus of Asian seed bugs in the tribe Colpurini, erected by Philip Reese Uhler in 1861.Uhler PR (1861)862''Proc Acad. Natur. Sci. Phila'' 13: 287. Species The ''Coreoidea Species File'' lists: ;subgenus ''Australocolpura Brailovsky, 1993 # '' Hygia sandaracine'' Brailovsky, 1993 ;subgenus ''Caracolpura Breddin, 1900 # '' Hygia planiceps'' (Breddin, 1900) ;subgenus ''Colpura Bergroth, 1894 # '' Hygia afflicta'' (Walker, 1871) # '' Hygia bidentata'' Ren, 1987 # '' Hygia bituberosa'' Ren & Jin, 1985 # '' Hygia breddini'' (Bergroth, 1906) # '' Hygia capitata'' Ren & Jin, 1985 # '' Hygia cornosa'' Ren, 1987 # '' Hygia fasciiger'' Hsiao, 1964 # '' Hygia funebris'' (Distant, 1901) # '' Hygia funesta'' Hsiao, 1964 # '' Hygia hainana'' Hsiao, 1964 # ''Hygia lata'' Hsiao, 1964 # '' Hygia lativentris'' (Motschulsky, 1866) # '' Hygia lobata'' Ren, 1987 # '' Hygia luteifusula'' (Breddin, 1900) # ''Hygia nana'' Hsiao, 1964 # ''Hygia nigrifusula'' (Breddin, 1900) # ''Hygi ...
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Hygieia (other)
Hygieia, also rendered Hygiea and Hygeia, may refer to: * Hygieia, a Greek goddess of health * 10 Hygiea, the fourth-largest asteroid * Hygeia (city), a planned utopian community on the Ohio River * Bowl of Hygieia, the universally accepted sign of pharmacy * Mount Hygeia, an historic farm in Foster, Rhode Island * Hygieia, the name of one of the Hesperides See also * ''Hygia'', a large genus of Asian seed bugs * Hygiea (other) * Hygiene Hygiene is a series of practices performed to preserve health. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), "Hygiene refers to conditions and practices that help to maintain health and prevent the spread of diseases." Personal hygiene refer ...