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*Hyginus, the author of the '' Fabulae'', an important ancient Latin source for Greek mythology. *Hyginus, the author of the ''Astronomia'', a popular ancient Latin guide on astronomy, probably the same as the author of the ''Fabulae''. * Gaius Julius Hyginus ( 64 BC–17 AD), a learned freedman of Augustus, librarian of the Palatine library, and reputed author of the ''Fabulae'' and the ''Astronomia'', although this is disputed. * Hyginus Gromaticus ( 98–117), Roman surveyor * Pope Hyginus (died 142), Greek saint and bishop of Rome * Hyginus of Córdoba, 4th-century bishop and opponent of
Priscillian Priscillian (in Latin: ''Priscillianus''; Gallaecia, – Augusta Treverorum, Gallia Belgica, ) was a wealthy nobleman of Roman Hispania who promoted a strict form of Christian asceticism. He became bishop of Ávila in 380. Certain practices of his ...


Other

* Hyginus, a crater on the Moon


See also

* Pseudo-Hyginus (disambiguation) {{DEFAULTSORT:Hyginus