# Eileithyia

> English word · Proper noun

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

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/eileithyia