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For R. F. Willets, Cretan dialect 'Eleuthia' would connect Eileithyia (or perhaps the goddess "Eleutheria") to Eleusis. [1] The name is probably related with a city in Crete named Eleutherna. Walter Burkert believes that Eileithyia is the Greek goddess of birth and that her name is pure-Greek. [2]
With the Roman conquest of Crete in 68/67 BCE, luxurious villas, baths, and other public buildings demonstrate that Eleutherna was a prosperous centre through the Imperial period, until the catastrophic earthquake of 365 CE. Eleutherna was the seat of a Christian bishop: bishop Euphratas constructed a large basilica in the mid-seventh century.
Eileithyia or Ilithyia (/ ɪ l ɪ ˈ θ aɪ. ə /; [1] Ancient Greek: Εἰλείθυια; Ἐλεύθυια (Eleuthyia) in Crete, also Ἐλευθία (Eleuthia) or Ἐλυσία (Elysia) in Laconia and Messene, and Ἐλευθώ (Eleuthō) in literature) [2] was the Greek goddess of childbirth and midwifery, [3] and the daughter of Zeus and Hera.
A votive plaque known as the Ninnion Tablet depicting elements of the Eleusinian Mysteries, discovered in the sanctuary at Eleusis (mid-4th century BC). The Eleusinian Mysteries (Greek: Ἐλευσίνια Μυστήρια, romanized: Eleusínia Mystḗria) were initiations held every year for the cult of Demeter and Persephone based at the Panhellenic Sanctuary of Eleusis in ancient Greece.
Eteocretan (/ ˌ iː t i oʊ ˈ k r iː t ən, ˌ ɛ t-/ from Ancient Greek: Ἐτεόκρητες, romanized: Eteókrētes, lit. "true Cretans", itself composed from ἐτεός eteós "true" and Κρής Krḗs "Cretan") [1] is the pre-Greek language attested in a few alphabetic inscriptions of ancient Crete.
Eleutherae (Ancient Greek: Ἐλευθεραί) is a city in the northern part of Attica, bordering the territory of Boeotia.One of the best preserved fortresses of Ancient Greece stands now on the spot of an Ancient Eleutherae castle, dated between 370 and 360 BC, with walls of very fine masonry that average 2.6m thick.
Eleuther, one of the Curetes, was said to have been the eponym of the towns Eleutherae and Eleuthernae in Crete. [ 1 ] Eleuther, an Arcadian prince as one of the 50 sons of the impious King Lycaon either by the naiad Cyllene , [ 2 ] Nonacris [ 3 ] or by unknown woman.
The island inspired a song named "Eleutheria" (freedom) by Lenny Kravitz in 1993. [45] Kravitz is a resident of the island and has stated many of his songs were written while on the island. [ 3 ] In an October 2020 interview from the island where he had been since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic , he discussed the impact of the pandemic on ...