Εἰλείθυια
Εἰλείθυια,
ἡ,(
ἐλυθ-
A). she that comes in need, a participial form)
Ilithyia, the goddess of child-birth, pl. in
Hom.,
Il. 11.270 ,
19.119 , sg. in
Hes. Th. 922 , etc.
2). metaph.,
σταφυλὴ βότρυος εἰ.
Nonn. D. 16.203 . (There are numerous varieties of spelling, e.g.
Ἐλείθυια Pi. P. 3.9 ,
N. 7.1 ,
SIG 602 (Delph.),
IG 3.1320 , etc.:
Ἐλείθυα ib.
12(3).192 (Astypalaea):
Εἰλήθυια (q.v.)
IG 12(5).197 (Paros, prob.),
Call. Del. 132 ,
AP 6.200 (
Leon.),
Paus. 2.5.4 , etc.:
Ἐλευθία, Ion.
-ιη,
GDI 4584 (Hippola),
IG 12(5).187 (Paros): Lacon.
Ἐλευσία ib.
5(1).236 : Cret.
Ἐλεύθυια GDI 5149 , al.: Boeot.
Εἰλείθεια,
εἰλᾰπῐ/ν-ια,
IG 7.2228 ,
3410 ; cf.
Εἰλιόνεια, Ἐλευθώ.)
ShortDef
Ilithyia, goddess of child birth
Debugging
Headword (normalized):
εἰλείθυια
Headword (normalized/stripped):
ειλειθυια
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lsj-31049
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">Εἰλείθυια</span>, <span class="gen greek">ἡ</span>,(<span class="foreign greek">ἐλυθ</span>- <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">she that comes</span> in need, a participial form) <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ilithyia</span>, the goddess of child-birth, pl. in <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hom.</span></span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:11:270" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:11.270/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 11.270 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:19:119" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:19.119/canonical-url/"> 19.119 </a>, sg. in <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg001.perseus-grc1:922" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg001.perseus-grc1:922/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hes.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Th.</span> 922 </a>, etc. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">parturition</span>, in pl., <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0023.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1:477" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0023.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1.477/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Opp.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">H.</span> 1.477 </a>, al.; <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">offspring</span>, ib.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0023.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4:505" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0023.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4.505/canonical-url/"> 4.505 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> metaph., <span class="foreign greek">σταφυλὴ βότρυος εἰ</span>. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2045.tlg001.perseus-grc1:16:203" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2045.tlg001.perseus-grc1:16.203/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Nonn.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">D.</span> 16.203 </a>. (There are numerous varieties of spelling, e.g. <span class="orth greek">Ἐλείθυια</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg002.perseus-grc1:3:9" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg002.perseus-grc1:3.9/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pi.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">P.</span> 3.9 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg003.perseus-grc1:7:1" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg003.perseus-grc1:7.1/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">N.</span> 7.1 </a>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">SIG</span> 602 </span> (Delph.), <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">IG</span> 3.1320 </span>, etc.: <span class="orth greek">Ἐλείθυα</span> ib.<span class="bibl"> 12(3).192 </span> (Astypalaea): <span class="orth greek">Εἰλήθυια</span> (q.v.) <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">IG</span> 12(5).197 </span> (Paros, prob.), <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0533.tlg002:132" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0533.tlg002:132/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Call.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Del.</span> 132 </a>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">AP</span> 6.200 </span> (<span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Leon.</span></span>), <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0525.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2:5:4" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0525.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2:5:4/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Paus.</span> 2.5.4 </a>, etc.: <span class="orth greek">Ἐλευθία</span>, Ion. <span class="foreign greek">-ιη</span>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">GDI</span> 4584 </span> (Hippola), <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">IG</span> 12(5).187 </span> (Paros): Lacon. <span class="orth greek">Ἐλευσία</span> ib.<span class="bibl"> 5(1).236 </span>: Cret. <span class="orth greek">Ἐλεύθυια</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">GDI</span> 5149 </span>, al.: Boeot. <span class="orth greek">Εἰλείθεια</span>, <span class="orth greek">εἰλᾰπῐ/ν-ια</span>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">IG</span> 7.2228 </span>, <span class="bibl"> 3410 </span>; cf. <span class="foreign greek">Εἰλιόνεια, Ἐλευθώ.</span>)</div> </div><br><br>'}