Aurora (mythology)
Aurōra (Latin: [au̯ˈroːra]) is the Latin word for dawn, and the goddess of dawn in Roman mythology and Latin poetry. Like Greek Eos and Rigvedic Ushas, Aurōra continues the name of an earlier Indo-European dawn goddess, Hausos.
| Aurora | |
|---|---|
Personification of dawn | |
L'Aurore by William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1881) | |
| Abode | Sky |
| Symbol | Chariot, saffron, cicada |
| Personal information | |
| Siblings | Sol and Luna |
| Consort | Astraeus, Tithonus |
| Children | Anemoi |
| Equivalents | |
| Greek equivalent | Eos |
| Slavic equivalent | Zorya |
| Hinduism equivalent | Ushas |
| Indo-European equivalent | Hausōs |
| Japanese equivalent | Ame-no-Uzume |
| Nuristani equivalent | Disani |
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