Eos

Greek goddess of the dawn
Person goddess Q178417
Eos
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Eos

Summary

Eos is a goddess[1]. She ranks in the top 5% of goddess entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,062 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Eos's father was Hyperion[3].
  • Eos's mother was Theia[4].
  • Among Eos's spouses was Astraeus[5].
  • Among Eos's spouses was Cephalus[6].
  • Eos was married to Tithonus[7].
  • A child of Eos was Boreas[8].
  • A child of Eos was Zephyrus[9].
  • A child of Eos was Notus[10].
  • A child of Eos was Hesperus[11].
  • A child of Eos was Phaethon[12].
  • A child of Eos was Phosphorus[13].
  • Eos's image is recorded as Eos utgjutande morgondaggen, Nordisk familjebok.png[14].
  • Eos is recorded as female[15].
  • Eos's instance of is recorded as goddess[16].
  • Eos's instance of is recorded as titan[17].
  • Eos's instance of is recorded as personification[18].
  • Eos's instance of is recorded as Greek deity[19].
  • Eos's instance of is recorded as solar deity[20].
  • Eos's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 59890024[21].
  • Eos's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 316450003[22].
  • Eos's GND ID is recorded as 119240408[23].
  • Eos's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2017053074[24].
  • Eos's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 16558531g[25].
  • Eos's IdRef ID is recorded as 236894072[26].
  • Eos's Commons category is recorded as Eos[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Eos's father was Hyperion[3]. Her mother was Theia[4].

Personal Life

Spouses include Astraeus[5], a titan[28]; Cephalus[6], a mythological Greek character[29]; and Tithonus[7], a mythological Greek character[30]. Children include Boreas[8], an Anemoi[31]; Zephyrus[9], an Anemoi[32]; Notus[10], an Anemoi[33]; Hesperus[11], a Greek deity[34]; Phaethon[12], a mythological Greek character[35]; and Phosphorus[13], a personification[36].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Eos include 221 she[37], an asteroid[38]; Eomecon[39], a taxon[40]; Eosanthe[41], a taxon[42]; Eos Glacier[43], a glacier[44]; and Mount Eos[45], a mountain[46].

Why It Matters

Eos ranks in the top 5% of goddess entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,062 views/month).[2] She has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] She is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]

Entities named for her include 221 she[37], an asteroid[38]; Eomecon[39], a taxon[40]; Eosanthe[41], a taxon[42]; Eos Glacier[43], a glacier[44]; and Mount Eos[45], a mountain[46].

FAQs

Who were Eos's parents?

Eos's father was Hyperion[3]. Eos's mother was Theia[4].

Who was Eos married to?

Eos's spouses include Astraeus[5], Cephalus[6], and Tithonus[7].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [14] . wikidata.org.
  2. [15] . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . Q45270781. wikidata.org.
  4. [4] . Q45270781. wikidata.org.
  5. [5] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] . wikidata.org.
  9. [17] . wikidata.org.
  10. [18] . wikidata.org.
  11. [19] . wikidata.org.
  12. [20] . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] . wikidata.org.
  15. [10] . wikidata.org.
  16. [11] . wikidata.org.
  17. [12] . wikidata.org.
  18. [13] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [37] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [39] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [41] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [43] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [45] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [47] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [48] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18d ago · ~2026-26711-49 · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of
    Said to be the same as Ushas, Aurora, Ēostre
    Unmarried partner Zeus, Cephalus, Cleitus +1
    Mother Theia
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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