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A dawn god or goddess is a deity in a polytheistic religious tradition who is in some sense associated with the dawn. These deities show some relation with the morning, the beginning of the day, and, in some cases, become syncretized with similar solar deities.
Africa
[edit]In Egyptian mythology, Tefnut, in part of her being goddess of the morning dew.
Americas
[edit]In Sioux mythology, Anpao, the spirit of the dawn, has two faces.
Asia
[edit]Indo-European
[edit]- Hindu-Vedic – Ushas
Israel
[edit]- Lucifer and Jesus of The Bible are both referred to as the “morning star” since in ancient time, the morning star had been referred to as an entity of great power.
Japan
[edit]Philippines
[edit]- Munag Sumalâ: the golden Kapampangan serpent child of Aring Sinukuan; represents dawn[1]
- Tala: the Tagalog goddess of stars;[2] daughter of Bathala and sister of Hanan;[3] also called Bulak Tala, deity of the morning star, the planet Venus seen at dawn[4]
- Hanan: The Tagalog goddess of the morning; daughter of Bathala and sister of Tala[3]
- Liwayway: the Tagalog goddess of dawn; a daughter of Bathala[5]
Europe
[edit]Indo-European
[edit]- Proto-Indo-European – Hausos (reconstructed proto-goddess)
- Albanian – Afërdita (lit. 'near the day'), Prende
- Armenian – Ayg, Arshaluys
- Greek – Eos
- Germanic – Ēostre
- Hindu - Ushas
- Norse – Dellingr
- Roman – Aurora (and later Mater Matuta)
- Slavic – Zorya
- Irish – Brigid
- Lithuanian – Aušra or Aušrinė
- Latvian – Austra
- Mesopotamian - Aya
Non-Indo-European
[edit]See also
[edit]- Aurvandil
- Proto-Indo-European religion
- List of Lithuanian mythological figures
- List of Philippine mythological figures
- List of solar deities
References
[edit]- ^ Nicdao, A. (1917). Pampangan Folklore. Manila.
- ^ Calderon, S. G. (1947). Mga alamat ng Pilipinas. Manila : M. Colcol & Co.
- ^ a b Jocano, F. L. (1969). Philippine Mythology. Quezon City: Capitol Publishing House Inc.
- ^ Pardo, F. (1686–1688). Carte [...] sobre la idolatria de los naturales de la provincia de Zambales, y de los del pueblo de Santo Tomas y otros cicunvecinos [...]. Sevilla, Spain: Archivo de la Indias.
- ^ Romulo, L. (2019). Filipino Children's Favorite Stories. China: Tuttle Publishing, Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd.
External links
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Media related to Dawn deities at Wikimedia Commons
