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εἰκοσινήριτος

εἰκοστός

εἰλαπινάζω

εἰλαπιναστής

εἰλαπίνη

εἰλάτινος

εἰλείθυια

εἰλεῦντο

εἰλήλουθα

εἰλίπους

εἱλισσετο

εἰλυφάζω

εἰλείθυια

-ης, ἡ

[explained as fr. ἐλυθ- (see ἔρχομαι). The comer, she who comes in the woman's hour of need; or, she who makes the child come forth.]

The goddess presiding over child-birth Il. 16.187, Il. 19.103: Od. 19.188.

In pl. Il. 11.270, Il. 19.119.

ShortDef

Ilithyia, goddess of child birth

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Headword:

εἰλείθυια

Headword (normalized):

εἰλείθυια

Headword (normalized/stripped):

ειλειθυια

IDX:

2707

URN:

urn:cite2:exploreHomer:entries.atlas_v1:1.2708

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