Eos
English
/ˈiːɒs/
proper noun
Definitions
- (Greek god) The Greek goddess of the dawn; daughter of Hyperion and Theia, sister of Helios and Selene, wife of Astraeus (god of the dusk), and mother of the four Anemoi ("Winds"), and the five Astra Planeta ("Wandering Stars/Planets"). Her Roman counterpart is Aurora.
- poetic the dawn
Etymology
Derived from Ancient Greek Ἠώς (dawn).
Origin
Ancient Greek
Ἠώς
Gloss
dawn
Concept
Semantic Field
Time
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- eosphorite English
- Eos Latin
- éolithique French
- Eos Spanish, Castilian
- Ἠώς Ancient Greek
- *h₂éwsōs Proto-Indo-European
- Eos Catalan, Valencian