Eos

Eos was the Greek titaness of the dawn.

Depiction
Eos was usually depicted as either a charioteer or a winged goddess.

Abode
Eos was the titaness of the dawn.

Attributes
Her sacred animals include the cicada and the Memnonides bird.

Mythology
Eos would fly across the sky everyday before her brother, Helios, to prepare the world for the day and announce the arrival of the sun.

Curse
Eos was cursed by the goddess of love Aphrodite to have an insatiable desire and love for young men.

Tithonus
Eventually, Eos married Tithonus and asked Zeus to grant him immortality. However, she neglected to ask him to grant Tithonus eternal youth so he continued to age until he was transformed into a grasshopper.

Memnon
After her son Memnon was killed in the Trojan War, her tears for his death were said to have caused the morning dew.

Other Names

 * Erigeneia
 * Orthria
 * Tito
 * Rhododactylus or Rhodopachus
 * Chrysophacus
 * Phaesphorus
 * Crocopeplos
 * Aurora (in Roman mythology)