Ilithyia

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Ilithyia is a Greek goddess associated with childbirth and labor, often considered a form or aspect of Eileithyia.

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Label Occurrences
Ilithyia canonical 2

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Greek goddess
mythological figure
alsoKnownAs Eileithyia NERFINISHED
associatedWith childbirth
labor
midwifery
protection of infants
protection of mothers
associatedWithDeity Apollo NERFINISHED
Artemis NERFINISHED
Hera NERFINISHED
category Childbirth goddesses
Greek goddesses
Health goddesses
consideredAspectOf Eileithyia NERFINISHED
cultType chthonic aspects
culture Ancient Greek religion
epithet bringer of children to light
helper of women in labor
gender female
hasRomanEquivalent Lucina NERFINISHED
hasSanctuaryAt Athens NERFINISHED
Crete NERFINISHED
Delos NERFINISHED
mentionedIn Homer's Iliad NERFINISHED
Homer's Odyssey NERFINISHED
Homeric Hymns NERFINISHED
mythologicalEra Archaic Greece NERFINISHED
Classical Greece NERFINISHED
parents Hera NERFINISHED
Zeus NERFINISHED
role brings on labor
can delay birth
can ease delivery
presides over the pains of childbirth
sibling Ares NERFINISHED
Enyo NERFINISHED
Hebe NERFINISHED
Hephaestus NERFINISHED
symbol birth stool
torches
worshippedIn Athens NERFINISHED
Crete NERFINISHED
Delos NERFINISHED
Greece NERFINISHED
Sparta NERFINISHED
worshipType local cults
state cults

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Eileithyia sibling Ilithyia
Eileithyia equivalentName Ilithyia