Hygieia, in classical mythology the goddess of Health, was the daughter of Æsculapius. She was worshipped at Athens, Corinth, Argos, and other important cities, and in works of art is usually represented as a virgin, with a snake, the symbol of health, which drinks from a cup held in her hand.
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Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 6: Humber to Malta, p. 40
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