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'''Aurora''' was the [[ancient Roman]] equivalent of [[Eos]], the [[ancient Greek]] [[goddess]] of the [[dawn]]. ''Aurora'' is the [[Latin]] word for [[dawn]]. |
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Aurora renewed herself every morning at dawn and flies across the sky, announcing the morning's arrival. Her siblings consist of a brother (the sun), and a sister (the moon). She also has many husbands and four sons, the winds: North, East, West, and South, one of whom was killed. |
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One of her husbands was [[Tithonus]], whom she had initially taken as a lover. Aurora asked [[Zeus]] to grant [[immortality]] to Tithonus. However, she failed to ask him for eternal youth. As a result, Tithonus ended up aging eternally. |
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[[William Shakespeare]] makes a reference to her in ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]''. |
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==External links== |
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* [http://www.pantheon.org/articles/a/aurora.html Aurora in Encyclopædia "Mythica"] |
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Revision as of 03:48, 28 March 2006
Aurora was the ancient Roman equivalent of Eos, the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn. Aurora is the Latin word for dawn.
Aurora renewed herself every morning at dawn and flies across the sky, announcing the morning's arrival. Her siblings consist of a brother (the sun), and a sister (the moon). She also has many husbands and four sons, the winds: North, East, West, and South, one of whom was killed.
One of her husbands was Tithonus, whom she had initially taken as a lover. Aurora asked Zeus to grant immortality to Tithonus. However, she failed to ask him for eternal youth. As a result, Tithonus ended up aging eternally.
William Shakespeare makes a reference to her in Romeo and Juliet.