Editing Hygieia (section)

== 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|Hippocratic oath.]] This oath is used by physicians in order to swear before various healing gods, one of which being Hygieia, that they would follow a code of established ethical standards of practice.

Section of the translated oath from Greek to English:

: I swear by Apollo Healer, by Asclepius, by Hygieia, by Panacea, and by all the gods and goddesses, making them my witnesses, that I will carry out, according to my ability and judgment, this oath and this indenture.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Hippocrates of Cos|date=1923|title=The Oath|url=http://www.loebclassics.com/view/hippocrates_cos-oath/1923/work.xml|journal=Loeb Classical Library|volume=147|pages=298–299|doi=10.4159/dlcl.hippocrates_cos-oath.1923|via=Harvard University Press}}</ref>