Eileithyia
English
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editEtymology
editBorrowed from Ancient Greek Εἰλείθυια (Eileíthuia, “the bringer or deliverer”).
Proper noun
editEileithyia
- (Greek mythology) The goddess of childbirth and midwifery; the daughter of Zeus and Hera; the Greek counterpart of the Roman Lucina.
Translations
editgoddess of childbirth
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References
edit- 2004, William F. Hansen, Handbook of Classical Mythology, →ISBN: