Ἠώς
See also: ἠώς
Ancient Greek
Alternative forms
- Αὔως (Aúōs) – Aeolic
- Ἕως (Héōs) – Attic
- Ἀώς (Aṓs) – Doric
Etymology
From Proto-Hellenic *auhṓs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwsōs (“dawn”), which was also personified as a goddess of dawn in Proto-Indo-European religion.
Cognates include Latin Aurora, aurora, Sanskrit उषस् (uṣás, “dawn; Ushas”) and possibly Old English Ēostre.
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /ɛː.ɔ̌ːs/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /e̝ˈos/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /iˈos/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /iˈos/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /iˈos/
- Hyphenation: Ἠ‧ώς
Proper noun
Ἠώς • (Ēṓs) f (genitive Ἠοῦς); third declension
- (Greek mythology) the goddess Eos
- 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 1.477, (same line is repeated numerous times in both the Iliad and the Odyssey to announce a new day in the story.):
- ἦμος δ’ ἠριγένεια φάνη ῥοδοδάκτυλος Ἠώς
- êmos d’ ērigéneia phánē rhododáktulos Ēṓs
- When rosy-fingered Dawn appeared early-born
- ἦμος δ’ ἠριγένεια φάνη ῥοδοδάκτυλος Ἠώς
Inflection
Irregular declension of Ἠώς; Ἠοῦς (Ionic, Epic)
Case / # | Singular | ||||||||||||
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Nominative | Ἠώς Ēṓs | ||||||||||||
Genitive | Ἠοῦς Ēoûs | ||||||||||||
Dative | Ἠοῖ Ēoî | ||||||||||||
Accusative | Ἠῶ / Ἠοῦν Ēô / Ēoûn | ||||||||||||
Vocative | Ἠώς Ēṓs | ||||||||||||
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Synonyms
- (Eos, goddess of the dawn): Ἠρῐγένειᾰ (Ērigéneia)
Related terms
- ἠώς (ēṓs)
Descendants
- Greek: Ηώς (Iós)
- → Latin: Ēōs
- → French: Éos
References
- “ἠώς”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press