Eileithyia – Mythopedia
2023年3月8日 · Eileithyia, daughter of Zeus and Hera, was the Greek goddess of childbirth. She was worshiped throughout the Greek world but had especially strong ties to Crete, where her …
Iris – Mythopedia
2023年3月8日 · She also featured in some of the Homeric Hymns (mostly seventh–fifth century BCE): in the second Hymn (the Hymn to Demeter), Iris is sent by Zeus to bring Demeter back …
Zeus - Mythopedia
2023年9月20日 · By Hera, his queen, Zeus fathered several important children, including the war god Ares, the childbirth goddess Eileithyia, and (at least in some traditions) the smith god …
Leto – Mythopedia
2022年12月7日 · Leto then began her long and painful labor. According to the third Homeric Hymn, the labor lasted nine days and nights because Hera, still not satisfied, had prevented …
Hera – Mythopedia
2023年4月7日 · Hera bore several children to her husband Zeus, including Ares, the god of war; Eileithyia, the goddess of childbirth; and Hebe, the goddess of youth. The smith god …
Moirae (Fates) - Mythopedia
2023年3月9日 · But in one tradition, recorded by Antoninus Liberalis, Hera sent the Moirae to help Eileithyia (with whom they were often associated in antiquity). Together, Eileithyia and the …
Artemis – Mythopedia
2023年4月13日 · For mothers, she was a symbol of fecundity and health, as well as a midwife to their babies (just like Eileithyia, with whom she was sometimes conflated). Artemis also …
Homeric Hymns: 3. To Apollo (Full Text) - Mythopedia
TO DELIAN APOLLO (1–18) I will remember and not be unmindful of Apollo who shoots afar. As he goes through the house of Zeus, the gods tremble before him and all spring up from their …
Hecate – Mythopedia
2023年3月9日 · Eileithyia and the Moirae, caught off guard, released their hold on Alcmene’s womb, allowing Heracles to be born. As punishment for tricking the gods, Galinthias was …
Alcmene – Mythopedia
2023年9月25日 · Alcmene was the daughter of Electryon, the king of Mycenae (or Tiryns) in the Argolid. She gave birth to two sons: Heracles (by her lover Zeus) and Iphicles (by her husband …