δεινὸν τὸ τίκτειν

From LSJ

δήλωσιν ποιούμενος ὅτι ὁ ἐντυγχάνων τοῖς τε λίθοις καὶ τοξεύμασι διεφθείρετο → intimating that it was a mere matter of chance who was hit and killed by stones and bow-shots

Source

Greek > English (Woodhouse)

motherhood is a strong tie