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that Eileithyia is the Greek goddess of birth and that her name is pure Greek. However, the relation with the Greek prefix ????? is uncertain, because the prefix appears in some pre-Greek toponyms like ????????? (Eleutherna); therefore it is possible that the name is pre-Greek. Her name ?????? (Elysia) in Laconia and Messene probably relates her with the month Eleusinios and Eleusis.

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