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Eileithyia

Eileithyia proper noun: the goddess of childbirth and midwifery; the daughter of Zeus and Hera; the Greek counterpart of the Roman Lucina.

Proper noun

Eileithyia

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

Forms of Eileithyia

alternative formIlithyia
alternative formEleuthia

Origin of Eileithyia

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

Questions about Eileithyia

What does Eileithyia mean?
Eileithyia means the goddess of childbirth and midwifery; the daughter of Zeus and Hera; the Greek counterpart of the Roman Lucina.
What part of speech is Eileithyia?
Eileithyia is a proper noun.

Words near Eileithyia in the dictionary

  1. Eilat
  2. eild
  3. Eildon
  4. Eildonian
  5. Eileen
  6. Eileithyia
  7. Eilenberg
  8. Eilenberg machine
  9. Eilenberg machines
  10. Eilenberg-MacLane space
  11. Eilenberg-MacLane spaces

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