Dawn
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Dawn is the time that marks the beginning of twilight before sunrise. It is recognized by the appearance of indirect daylight being scattered in Earth's atmosphere, when the centre of the Sun's disc h
Late summer dawn over the Mojave Desert, California
Dawn at La Silla Observatory, Chile
Dawn over Serra dos Órgãos National Park, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil
L'aurore, Mer du Nord by Guillaume Vogels, c. 1877
Eos
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In ancient Greek mythology and religion, Eos is the goddess and personification of the dawn, who rose each morning from her home at the edge of the river Oceanus to deliver light and disperse the nigh
Dawn
…Indo-European mythologies have a dawn goddess, separate from the male Solar deity, her name deriving from PIE *h2ausos-, derivations of which include Greek Eos, Roman Aurora and Indian Ushas. Also related is Lithuanian Aušrinė, and possibly a Germanic *Austrōn- (whence the term Easter). In Sioux mythology…
Eos in her four-horse-drawn chariot, terracotta red-figure lekanis vase, late 4th century BC, Canosa, Metropolitan Museum of Art
Eos by Evelyn De Morgan (1895)
L' Aurore, 1693 bronze statue of Eos by Philippe Magnier (1647–1715), on display at Louvre Museum, France.
Eos, Sig. Guglielmi's drawing of a statue of Aurora by John Gibson (1790–1866).