Εἰλείθυια,ἡ, (ἐλυθ-
A. she that comesin need, a participial form)Ilithyia, the goddess of child-birth, pl. in Hom. , Il. 11.270 , 19.119 , sg. in Hes. Th. 922 , etc.
II. parturition, in pl., Opp. H. 1.477 , al.;offspring, ib. 4.505 .
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.:Ἐλείθυαib. 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.
Ἐλευσίαib. 5(1).236 : Cret.Ἐλεύθυια
GDI 5149 , al.: Boeot.
Εἰλείθεια,εἰλᾰπῐ́ν-ια, IG 7.2228 , 3410 ; cf.Εἰλιόνεια, Ἐλευθώ.)