Eos

= = = = = = = = = = = Eos, The Goddess of the Dawn! Researched by Ellie Wells = = = = =

__Key Points of Eos:__
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 * Eos was the goddess of the dawn.
 * Eos's job was to bring in the dawn at the start of each day by ridding the world of night's darkness.
 * Eos liked to kidnap her lovers and whisk them away to Ethiopia.
 * Eos's siblings are Selene, the Moon, and Helios, the Sun.
 * Eos's children are all the winds, planets, and stars.

  __ Family __ = = = =    Mother - Theia Father - Hyperion Brother - Helios (The Sun) Sister - Selene (The Moon)

__Who's Eos?__

Eos is the goddess of dawn, and is described by Homer in The Iliad to be "rosy-fingered." Eos is the third child of Theia and Hyperion. She, along with her two siblings, is a part of the second generation Titans. Every morning, Eos would rise out of the Okeanos river and rid the world of the night's shadows. All wandering night souls were put to rest in preparation for the new day. Afters this, she would open the gates of the sky for The Sun's chariot to bring in the day. Often times, Eos was pictured rising in either a golden chariot pulled by winged horses, or with wings. __Lovers__

Eos had many lovers. However, this might not have been her choosing. It is said that she once had an affair with Ares, which Aphrodite because very jealous of. As revenge, Aphrodite punished Eos with eternally being in love. Many of her lovers were mortals, but she liked gods as well. Also, she enjoyed kidnapping a number of her lovers as well. To simplify this, I'll divide them all into lists. Kidnapped lovers will be starred.  Mortals: Orion (Yes, the warrior giant) Tithonus* Cephalus*

Gods: Astraios Tithonos Zeus  __Tithonus: Her One True Love!__

In the end (ish), Eos fell madly in love with Tithonus. As you can see from my handy dandy chart, he was clearly a mortal. After kidnapping him and fleeing to Ethiopia, she decided to take action so she could stay with her darling Tithonus forever. Eos summoned the mighty Zeus, and asked him to let Tithonus live eternally. Fortunately, her wish was granted. Unfortunately, she forgot to ask for Tithonus to be youthful at the same time. As time went on, Tithonus grew old and tired. Eos did not like this, and grew tired of sleeping with him. Eos eventually became very annoyed with Tithonus, so she turned him into a grasshopper.

__Children__ As you can imagine, Eos had many children. With Astraios, she bore the winds (Boreas, Notus, Eurus, and Zephyrus), and all the stars and planets. With Tithonus, she had Emathion and Memnon. With Cephalus, she bore Phaeton and Tithonos (not to be confused with Tithonus). Finally, with Zeus, she bore Ersa and Carae. <span style="color: #3f3636; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;"> Other stuff! -Often wears a saffron-colored robe -Is sometimes pictured with white wings -Wears yellow shoes -Is pictured on numerous vases -Her symbol is a cow

Some very useful links...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eoshttp://www.blueroebuck.com/eos.htm

The End!
Works Cited:

"Eos and the Dew." __Eos__. 1793. 29 Jan. 2009 <http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/64/Eos.jpg>. "Bringer of the Dawn" __Eos__. 1857. 29 Jan. 2009 <http://www.blueroebuck.com/images/Eos3.jpg>. __Wikipedia__. 2009. 29 Jan. 2009 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eos>. __Eos, The Goddess of Dawn__. 2007. 29 Jan. 2009 <http://www.greek-gods-and-goddesses.com/eos-the-goddess-of-dawn.html>. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Ellie Wells Period 3 = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =<span style="color: #e45f21; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;"> =