Eos
Eos (Ionic and Homeric Greek: Ἠώς, Ēōs; Attic: Ἕως, Éōs; Aeolic: Αὔως, Aúōs; Doric: Ἀώς, Āṓs) is the goddess of the dawn in Greek mythology. Eos was a daughter of the Titans Hyperion and Theia. Eos' has two siblings: Helios, god of the sun, and Selene, goddess of the moon.
Myth
[change | change source]Eos leaves her home, which is at the edge of the ocean, every morning to wake her brother, Helios. She then opens the gates of heaven so that Helios can ride his chariot across the sky each day.
Related pages
[change | change source]- Aurora - Roman mythology version of Eos.
- Thesan - Etruscan mythology version of Eos.
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