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Eileithyia is an English word. Below you'll find 2 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Eileithyia in a sentence

Eileithyia meaning

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

Using Eileithyia

  • The main meaning on this page is: The goddess of childbirth and midwifery; the daughter of Zeus and Hera; the Greek counterpart of the Roman Lucina.

Context around Eileithyia

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 18.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

include 1×

Often after:

birth 1×

Sentence patterns with Eileithyia

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

also include eileithyia and eris 1× fates and eileithyia birth goddess 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

as the birth 1× some also include 1×

Common sentence endings:

as their daughters 1× continuous birth pangs 1×

Words around Eileithyia

Just before it in the word index:

eileen 275 eileanan 4 eilean 13 eile 2 eildon 6 eilat 34

Just after it in the word index:

eilenberg 4 eiler 3 eilers 9 eilhard 2 eilidh 27 eilis 5

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabb 4 aabria 4 aacha 4 aacta 4 aadu 4 aafmaa 4

Corpus analysis for Eileithyia

  • In this selection, "eileithyia" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 18.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, include and birth stand out and add context to how "eileithyia" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include also include eileithyia and eris and fates and eileithyia birth goddess. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "eileithyia" sits close to words such as aabb, aabria and aacha, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with eileithyia

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Some also include Eileithyia and Eris as their daughters. (9 words)

As the birth throes for Herakles were pressing on Alkmene, the Moirai (Fates) and Eileithyia (Birth-Goddess), as a favour to Hera, kept Alkmene in continuous birth pangs. (28 words)

Longer example sentences

As the birth throes for Herakles were pressing on Alkmene, the Moirai (Fates) and Eileithyia (Birth-Goddess), as a favour to Hera, kept Alkmene in continuous birth pangs. (28 words)

Some also include Eileithyia and Eris as their daughters. (9 words)

Example sentences (2)

As the birth throes for Herakles were pressing on Alkmene, the Moirai (Fates) and Eileithyia (Birth-Goddess), as a favour to Hera, kept Alkmene in continuous birth pangs.

Some also include Eileithyia and Eris as their daughters.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "eileithyia" in a sentence?
An example: "As the birth throes for Herakles were pressing on Alkmene, the Moirai (Fates) and Eileithyia (Birth-Goddess), as a favour to Hera, kept Alkmene in continuous birth pangs." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "eileithyia" from authentic English texts.
What does "eileithyia" mean?
Eileithyia means: The goddess of childbirth and midwifery; the daughter of Zeus and Hera; the Greek counterpart of the Roman Lucina.
How many example sentences with "eileithyia" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "eileithyia", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.