Ἠώς

See also ἠώς

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• Ἕως
• Αὔως

Etymology

Wikipedia

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewsṓs (“dawn”), which was also personified as a goddess of dawn in Proto-Indo-European religion. Cognates include Latin Aurora/aurora, Sanskrit उषस् (uṣás, “dawn; Ushas”) and possibly Old English Ēostre.

Pronunciation

• (5th BC Attic): IPA: /ɛ͜ɛ.ɔ͜ɔ́s/

• (1st BC Egyptian): IPA: /eːóːs/

• (4th AD Koine): IPA: /iós/

• (10th AD Byzantine): IPA: /iós/

• (15th AD Constantinopolitan): IPA: /iós/

Proper noun

Ἠώς (genitive Ήοῦς) f, third declension; (Ēōs)

1. the goddess Eos

   ἦμος δ' ἠριγένεια φάνη ῥοδοδάκτυλος Ἠώς (Homer, Iliad, 1.477)

Related terms

• ἠώς