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- rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols. Eileithyia or Ilithyia (/ɪlɪˈθaɪ.ə/; Ancient Gr****: Εἰλείθυια; Ἐλεύθυια (Eleuthyia)...
- Eileithyia Cave (also the Cave of Eileithyia) was a sacred cave dedicated to the goddess of childbirth, Eileithyia, on the island of Crete, that was used...
- be pre-Gr****, and is likely a counterpart with Elysium and the goddess Eileithyia. Eleusinian Mysteries (Gr****: Ἐλευσίνια Μυστήρια) was the name of the...
- Dioscuri, Pausanias saw the temple of Hecate opposite the sanctuary of Eileithyia; He reported the image to be the work of Scopas, stating further, "This...
- of the Gr**** trio of gods comprising Fate, Birth and Beauty; or Moira, Eileithyia and Kallone respectively. She is described in Plato's Symposium as an...
- at Elis. His mother was the goddess Eileithyia. There was a sanctuary of him inside the sanctuary of Eileithyia at Olympia, Greece. There was also a...
- is married to Hera, by whom he is usually said to have fathered Ares, Eileithyia, Hebe, and Hephaestus. At the oracle of Dodona, his consort was said to...
- Alcmene's, as both suffered painful extended labours due to Hera not allowing Eileithyia, the goddess of childbirth, to help them, and both stories overall are...
- except for two, Hera and Eileithyia, the goddess of childbirth. On the ninth day of her labor, Leto told Iris to bribe Eileithyia and ask for her help in...
- of liberty. For R. F. Willets, Cretan dialect 'Eleuthia' would connect Eileithyia (or perhaps the goddess "Eleutheria") to Eleusis. The name is probably...