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μνηστεύω

μνῆστις

μογοστόκος

μοιρηγενής

μοιχάγρια

μολοβρός

μολύβδαινα

μογοστόκος

-ον

[μογοσ- (to be taken as a relic of the acc. pl. of μόγος; cf. δικασπόλος) + τοκ-, τίκτω.

Hence pangs-generating, that brings on the woman's pains.' Or perh. μογο-, μόγος + στακ-, to stay.

Hence pangs-staying, that brings the woman relief from her pains.]

Epithet of εἰλείθυια or the εἰλείθυιαι Il. 11.270 (which seems to point to the first explanation), Il. 16.187, Il. 19.103.

ShortDef

helping women in hard childbirth

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Headword:

μογοστόκος

Headword (normalized):

μογοστόκος

Headword (normalized/stripped):

μογοστοκος

IDX:

6495

URN:

urn:cite2:exploreHomer:entries.atlas_v1:1.6496

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