Eileithyia
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Eileithyia is the Greek goddess of childbirth and labor, revered for presiding over the pains and safe delivery of mothers.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Greek goddess
→
deity of childbirth → |
| associatedDeity |
Apollo
→
Artemis → Hera NERFINISHED → |
| associatedWith |
midwives
→
pains of childbirth → safe delivery of mothers → |
| category |
Greek goddesses
→
childbirth goddesses → health goddesses → |
| cultCenter |
Amnisos in Crete
→
Eileithyia Cave near Heraklion → |
| culture |
Ancient Greek religion
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|
| domain |
childbirth
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labor pains → midwifery → |
| equivalentName |
Eleuthia
→
Ilithyia → |
| function |
to delay birth
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to hasten birth → to relieve labor pains → |
| gender |
female
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|
| mentionedIn |
Homer's Iliad
→
Homer's Odyssey → Homeric Hymns → Pausanias' Description of Greece → |
| mythologicalEra |
Archaic Greece
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Classical Greece NERFINISHED → |
| parents |
Hera
→
Zeus → |
| role |
bringer of birth
→
controller of the onset of labor pains → goddess who presides over childbirth → protector of women in labor → |
| RomanEquivalent |
Lucina
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|
| sibling |
Ares
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Enyo → Hebe → Hephaestus → Ilithyia → |
| symbol |
childbirth stool
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torches → |
| worshipPlace |
Amnisos
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Athens → Crete → Delos → |
| worshipType |
chthonic aspects
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domestic cult → state cult → |