Hyginus

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Hyginus may refer to:

People

• 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. It is disputed whether this author was the same person as the author of the Fabulae.
• Gaius Julius Hyginus (c. 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 (fl. 98–117), Roman surveyor
• Pope Hyginus (died 142), Greek saint and bishop of Rome
• Hyginus of Córdoba, 4th-century bishop and opponent of Priscillian

Other uses

• Hyginus, a crater on the Moon

See also

• Pseudo-Hyginus (disambiguation)

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