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Ilithyie au travail : de la mère à l'enfant
Pironti, Gabriella; Pirenne-Delforge, Vinciane
2013In Mètis: Revue d'Anthropologie du Monde Grec Ancien: Philologie, Histoire, Archéologie, 11, p. 71-91
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Keywords :
Eileithyia; Greek Religion; Polytheism
Abstract :
[en] Among the Greek deities related to motherhood, Eileithyia seems to be specifically concerned with parturition. If we carefully take into account her association with Artemis and with Hera, it becomes evident that Eileithyia is involved both at the same time during labour and in the tokos, the critical moment of childbirth itself. Moreover, she is thought to safeguard the child too. Accordingly, Eileithyia’s task, which is to assist in bringing a child to the light, persists throughout the process of filiation and the later development of children.
Disciplines :
History
Author, co-author :
Pironti, Gabriella
Pirenne-Delforge, Vinciane  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences de l'antiquité > Département des sciences de l'antiquité
Language :
French
Title :
Ilithyie au travail : de la mère à l'enfant
Publication date :
2013
Journal title :
Mètis: Revue d'Anthropologie du Monde Grec Ancien: Philologie, Histoire, Archéologie
ISSN :
1105-2201
eISSN :
1791-7077
Publisher :
Daedalus, Paris, France
Special issue title :
Mères et maternités en Grèce ancienne
Volume :
11
Pages :
71-91
Peer reviewed :
Peer reviewed
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