Basics
Class: C-type asteroid
Location: Main belt
Orbit length (approx): 5.56 years
Discovered: 12th April 1849 (time unknown) from Naples by Annibale de Gasparis
Discovery degree: 6+ Libra
Discovery Sabian: A Woman Feeding Chickens and Protecting Them From the Hawks
Name origin: Greek
Name meaning & mythology
Hygeia was the daughter and attendant of Asklepios, the god of healing. She is mentioned in the Hippocratic Oath. Her symbol, the snake around the chalice, is specifically used by pharmacies, and her name ("Health") was used as a greeting between the Pythagoreans.
Astrology in a nutshell
Hygiea may represent psychological or emotional hygiene as well as physical. Health as an active rather than a passive condition; working to keep disease of all kinds at bay and to embody a state of wellbeing.
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| Statue of Hygeia, Roman copy of Greek original from the third century BC. Photo by Sailko, CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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