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Greek Mythology Notes

Greek Mythology Notes

An encyclopaedia of Greek mythology — gods, heroes, creatures, places, and the English words they gave us.

1990entries · gods, heroes, creatures · English words from myth
Myth of the Day🏔 titan

Eos

Titan Dawn

The rosy-fingered goddess of dawn who opened the gates of heaven each morning for her brother Helios's chariot.

The English word east comes from the same Proto-Indo-European root as Eos — the dawn rises in the east.

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