Eileithyia

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Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Εἰλείθυια (Eileíthuia, “the bringer or deliverer”).

Proper noun

Eileithyia

  1. (Greek mythology) The goddess of childbirth and midwifery; the daughter of Zeus and Hera; the Greek counterpart of the Roman Lucina.

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References

  • 2004, William F. Hansen, Handbook of Classical Mythology, →ISBN:
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