Ἠώς

See also: ἠώς

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Αὔως (Aúōs) – Aeolic
Ἕως (Héōs) – Attic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwsōs (“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

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ɛː.ɔ̌ːs/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /eˈos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /iˈos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /iˈos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /iˈos/

Proper noun

Ἠώς • (Ēṓs) f (genitive Ἠοῦς); third declension

the goddess Eos
800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 1.477, (Same line is repeated numerous times in both the Iliad and the Odyssey to announce a new day in the story.):
ἦμος δ' ἠριγένεια φάνη ῥοδοδάκτυλος Ἠώς
êmos d' ērigéneia phánē rhododáktulos Ēṓs
When rosy-fingered Dawn appeared early-born

Synonyms

(Eos, goddess of the dawn): Ἠρῐγένειᾰ (Ērigéneia)

Related terms

ἠώς (ēṓs)

Descendants

Greek: Ήως (Íos)
Latin: Eos

References

ἠώς in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press

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