Eosphorus

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Eosphorus is the personification of the Morning Star (the planet Venus as seen at dawn) in Greek mythology.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Greek mythological figure
deity
personification
appearsIn Greek mythology
associatedWith Morning Star
dawn
light
planet Venus
associatedWithDeity Eos
Helios
celestialBody Venus
cosmicFunction herald of the dawn
culture Ancient Greek religion
equivalentTo Eosphoros
linked to: Eosphorus

Heosphoros
linked to: Eosphorus

Lucifer (as Latin name for the Morning Star)
linked to: Eosphorus

Phosphoros
Phosphorus
linked to: Phosphoros
gender male
greekName Φωσφόρος
linked to: Phosphoros

Ἑωσφόρος
hasDomain eastern horizon
sky
hasRole personification of the Morning Star
personification of the planet Venus as seen at dawn
languageOfName Ancient Greek
mentionedIn ancient Greek poetic traditions
mythologicalCategory astral deity
star deity
nameMeaning bringer of dawn
dawn-bringer
opposedBy Hesperus
oppositeAspectOf Hesperus as evening star
parent Astraeus
Eos
relatedConcept Venus in the morning sky
sibling Hesperus
symbol bright star at dawn
morning star
timeOfAppearance morning
typeOf astral personification
personified star
worshippedIn Ancient Greece
linked to: Greek Antiquity

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Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Eos offspring Eosphorus
Venus as evening star distinguishedFrom Venus as morning star
linked to: Eosphorus
Astra Planeta member Eosphoros
linked to: Eosphorus
Astra Planeta member Eosphoros-Hesperos
linked to: Eosphorus
Ἠώς offspring Eosphorus
Eosphorus equivalentTo Eosphoros
linked to: Eosphorus
Eosphorus equivalentTo Heosphoros
linked to: Eosphorus
Eosphorus equivalentTo Lucifer (as Latin name for the Morning Star)
linked to: Eosphorus
Hesperos contrastedWith Eosphoros
linked to: Eosphorus