Dawn deities
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A dawn god or goddess is a deity in a polytheistic religious tradition who is in some sense associated with the dawn. These deities show some relation with the morning, the beginning of the day, and, in some cases, become syncretized with similar solar deities.
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Africa
In Egyptian mythology, Tefnut, in part of her being goddess of the morning dew.
Americas
In Sioux mythology, Anpao, the spirit of the dawn, has two faces.
Asia
Indo-European
- Hindu-Vedic – Ushas
Ugarit - Cnaanite
- Shahar_(god) 𐎌𐎈𐎗, שחר. Mentioned in the Ugarit scriptures canon. Brother of Shallem - Dusk, and sun of El (head of the local pantheon). The term is still used as a personal name in the middle east: Hebrew, Persian, and Arabic.
Roman Syria and Galilee
Philippines
- Munag Sumalâ: the golden Kapampangan serpent child of Aring Sinukuan; represents dawn[1]
- Tala: the Tagalog goddess of stars;[2] daughter of Bathala and sister of Hanan;[3] also called Bulak Tala, deity of the morning star, the planet Venus seen at dawn[4]
- Hanan: The Tagalog goddess of the morning; daughter of Bathala and sister of Tala[3]
- Liwayway: the Tagalog goddess of dawn; a daughter of Bathala[5]
Europe
Indo-European
- Proto-Indo-European – Hausos (reconstructed proto-goddess)
- Albanian – Afërdita (lit. 'near the day'), Prende
- Armenian – Ayg, Arshaluys
- Greek – Eos
- Germanic – Ēostre
- Hindu - Ushas
- Norse – Dellingr
- Roman – Aurora (and later Mater Matuta)
- Slavic – Zorya
- Irish – Brigid
- Lithuanian – Aušra or Aušrinė
- Latvian – Austra
- Mesopotamian - Aya
Non-Indo-European
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