*H₂éwsōs
Dawn goddess in Proto-Indo-European mythology / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
*H₂éwsōs or *Haéusōs (lit. 'the dawn') is the reconstructed Proto-Indo-European name of the dawn goddess in the Proto-Indo-European mythology.[1]
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Greek equivalent | Eos |
Roman equivalent | Aurora |
Slavic equivalent | Zorya |
Hindu equivalent | Ushas |
West Germanic equivalent | Ēostre |
Lithuanian equivalent | Aušrinė |
Albanian equivalent | Prende |
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*H₂éwsōs is believed to have been one of the most important deities worshipped by Proto-Indo-European speakers due to the consistency of her characterization in subsequent traditions as well as the importance of the goddess Uṣas in the Rigveda.[2][3][4]
Her attributes have not only been mixed with those of solar goddesses in some later traditions, most notably the Baltic sun-deity Saulė, but have subsequently expanded and influenced female deities in other mythologies.