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Dawn (Eos)

Dawn

also: Αὔως, Αὔων, Ἠώς, Eos

The dawn-goddess, βροδόπαχυς 'rosy-armed' in fr. 58, who loved the mortal Tithonus and carried him to the ends of the earth — and whose immortal mornings could not keep him young. Sappho makes her the proof that no one escapes old age.

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Mentioned in 3 works (3 mentions)

The Epithalamia — Wedding Songs poem · 1 mention
Fragments of Books Three and Four poem · 1 mention
Fragments of Uncertain Book, with the Epigrams and Dubia poem · 1 mention

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