Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—H

Hygeia

(3 syl.). Goddess of health and the daughter of Æsculapios. Her symbol was a serpent drinking from a cup in her hand.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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