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  • For to me beyond others the goddess Eileithyia grudged abundant offspring.

    The Argonautica 2008

  • Eileithyia, Mistress of the Beasts, please tell this critter to calm down.

    Night World No. 1 L.J. Smith 1996

  • They were all children of Eileithyia, the Great Goddess, and boys and girls both did dangerous stuff, like acrobatics on wild bulls.

    Night World No. 1 L.J. Smith 1996

  • Eileithyia, Mistress of the Beasts, please tell this critter to calm down.

    Night World No. 1 L.J. Smith 1996

  • Eileithyia of ancient Crete, the mother of the animals.

    Night World No. 1 L.J. Smith 1996

  • Eileithyia of ancient Crete, the mother of the animals.

    Night World No. 1 L.J. Smith 1996

  • They were all children of Eileithyia, the Great Goddess, and boys and girls both did dangerous stuff, like acrobatics on wild bulls.

    Night World No. 1 L.J. Smith 1996

  • They also appear in company with Eileithyia, goddess of birth.

    Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome E.M. Berens

  • Hera was the mother of Ares (Mars), Hephæstus, Hebe, and Eileithyia.

    Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome E.M. Berens

  • Ares was the god of War; Hephæstus, of Fire; Hebe, of Youth; and Eileithyia presided over the birth of mortals.

    Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome E.M. Berens

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