Eos
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A winged goddess who brings the first light of day
- proper noun
- /ˈiːɒs/
- Literature
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Eos
- In Greek mythology, Eos is known as the winged goddess who brings the dawn each morning.
Examples
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And these are named eosinophils because EOS was the goddess of the dawn.
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His mother Eos, goddess of dawn, asked Zeus to bestow immortality on her son.
Academic text (1995) -
According to legend, Eos is the daughter of Hyperion and personifies the arrival of day.
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Every time the sun rises, it's said that Eos opens the gates of heaven to let it through.
Synonyms
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A Roman goddess who brings the dawn
is the Greek tradition's dawn goddess rather than the Roman form
Surface Forms
Eos main
Etymology
Eos is the ancient Greek name for the winged goddess of the morning; the name comes from a Greek word that means 'dawn', like the Roman goddess Aurora. A helpful way to remember Eos is to imagine her bringing the first light of day, which explains why her name means 'dawn'.