Head of Goddess Hygeia on a Black Marble Base in PlasterThe bust of Hygeia, the Goddess of health, makes an ideal present for doctors, professors and medical students. ygeia (meaning "health" in Greek) symbolized sanitation and hygiene, and was the daughter and attendant of Asclepius, the God of Medicine. She was related to the disease prevention. Her symbol was a snake that she held in one hand or wrapped around her body, or had next to her. Titane is the oldest place of worship in the area of Sicyon,