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Lochia

deity single tradition · 1

Lochia is the goddess of childbirth and midwifery. Women consecrated clothes to the goddess for a happy childbirth.

When

First attested
800 BCE
Attested period
-800 – 2020

Relationships

co occurs with
Lousia, Lyaia, Lyceia, Lycoatis, Lygodesma, Molpadia, Munichia, Mysia, Melissa, Laphria, Lecho, Leukophryene, Limnaia, Limnatis

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Sources

wikipedia (1)
  1. Epithets of Artemis

Source passages

“Lochia, as goddess of childbirth and midwifery. Women consecrated clothes to the goddess for a happy childbirth. Other less common epithets of Artemis as goddess of childbirth are Eulochia and Geneteira.”

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