Hemera
primordialHemera was the primordial goddess of daytime, who each morning scattered the darkness to fill the world with light.
The Myth
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Fun Fact
The word "ephemeral" — lasting only a day — contains Hemera's name: epi + hemera, "for a day."
Words We Inherited
English words and phrases that trace back to this myth:
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