Eileithyia

Eileithyia (Ειλειθυια) was the Greek goddess of childbirth, labor pains, and midwives. She was a daughter of Zeus and Hera. She was usually depicted holding a torch or with her arms raised in the air. Her sacred attributes include a torch, a weasel, and a polecat. In Roman mythology, she was known as Lucina.

Other names

 * Eleiuthya
 * Elethyia
 * Eleusia
 * Eleuthya
 * Elithyia
 * Genetyllis
 * Ilioneia
 * Ilitheia
 * Ilithyia