Dies (deity)
Dies /ˈdaɪ.iːz/[1] (Latin diēs "day") was the personification of day Roman mythology, and the counterpart of the Greek goddess Hemera,[2][3] the daughter of Nox (Night) and Scotus (Darkness).
| Dies | |
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Primordial goddess of the day | |
_-_Day_(1881).jpg) Hemera/Dies (1881) by William-Adolphe Bouguereau | |
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| Parents | Scotus and Nox |
| Siblings | Aether Mors |
| Consort | Aether |
| Children | Caelus Thalassa Terra |
| Greek equivalent | Hemera |
Name
The Latin noun diēs is based on the Proto-Italic accusative singular *dijēm, itself stemming from the Proto-Indo-European root *dyeu-, denoting the "diurnal sky" or the "brightness of the day" (in contrast to the darkness of the night).[4][5]
References
- "dies". Oxford English Dictionary (3rd ed.). Oxford University Press. September 2005. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- Hyginus. Fabulae, Preface, translated by Smith and Trzaskoma, p. 95.
- Cicero. de Natura Deorum, 3.17
- de Vaan 2008, p. 170.
- West 2007, p. 167.
Bibliography
- de Vaan, Michiel (2008). Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages. Brill. ISBN 9789004167971.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- West, Martin L. (2007). Indo-European Poetry and Myth. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-928075-9.
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