She wanted to get rid of her and so she cursed Eos so that she would only fall in love with mortals. From that point onwards, Eos then began to be associated with the abduction of mortals she fell in love with. Orion was abducted by Eos and taken to the island of Delos, after he had regained his eyesight. In some versions of the myth, he was killed on the island by Artemis , the goddess of hunting, because she was jealous of him and Eos.
The story of Eos and Cephalus is another famous myth about her mortal lovers. Cephalus, the son of Deion and Diomede, lived in Athens and he was already married to a beautiful woman called Procris, but Eos chose to ignore this fact. She kidnapped him and the two soon became lovers.
Eos kept him with her for a very long time and had a son with him, whom they named Phaethon. Cephalus loved his wife, Procris and longed to return to her. After eight long years, Eos finally relented and let Cephalus return to his wife. However, Eos made a mistake by not being specific enough when she made her request to Zeus. She forgot to tell him to give Tithonus the gift of youth. Tithonus grew older with time and the older he got, the weaker he became.
Tithonus was much pain and Eos once again went to meet Zeus to ask his help. An unhappy Eos then returned him to his wife, but not before sowing the seeds of doubt in his mind, telling him that it was highly unlikely that Procris had stayed faithful to him this entire time.
Cephalus, disguised, then propositioned Procris, who at first declined but eventually gave in. He was hurt by her betrayal, and she left him in shame, but eventually they got back together. According to Hesiod, Eos had two sons, Memnon and Emathion. Memnon fought with the Trojans in the Trojan War, against Achilles. Pausanias mentions images of Thetis, the mother of Achilles, and Eos begging Zeus on behalf of their sons, in his works.
Achilles triumphed, however, and slew Memnon in battle. Eos then asked Zeus to make her son immortal, and he granted her wish. Oddly, there are no known temples, shrines, or altars to Eos that are known at this time. Dawn became associated in Roman cults with Matuta, later known as Mater Matuta. Aurora was also associated with sea harbors and ports, and had a temple dedicated to her on the Forum Boarium. These birds would migrate from Aethopia to Troy every year and mourn the death of Memnon at his tomb.
As per the Greek methodology and religion, they did not worship their Gods only out of devotion. They always expected something in return from the gods in the form of a blessing or healing.
Moreover, they also made sacrifices in return for something given to them in the form of the blessing. Since Eos was the goddess of dawn, she did not have a lot of blessings to offer to the worshippers. This is the reason she was not too popular religiously however she would receive collective worship along with the other Gods.
Eos was often known as the rose fingered or the rose armed due to the different colors of the sunrise and how she would rise from the river to the sky to rise the sun. This reference is basically a poetic reference and does not have much to do with the religion. In poetry, she is also called the dawn bringer. Eos is more popular in art than religiously. She plays a major part in common myths about the world, for example, a Roman poet, Ovid credits Eos saying that her tears formed dew.
Moreover, she is also credited for creating the stars by Hesiod, one of the ancient Greek poets. We also know how Eos is famous for her desire for men and love. In Athens, pots were painted with images of Eos and Cephalous and were spread all over Greece. Eos was also considered to be a symbol of beauty by a lot of writers and poets from the Greek literature.
To date, she is more popular for her beauty and her relationships with different men. Another popular fact about Eos was that she had wings and could fly anywhere she wanted to and would take young men along with her.
Eos had been in love with a lot of men and saw them die in front of her eyes. As both these sons were from Tithonus, a human being, the sons were also human beings and were mortal. This tells us how Eos was a strong goddess who did mourn the loss of her lovers and sons but did not indulge in hatred or revenge. Moreover, the beautiful colors of dawn tell us about the liveliness of Eos. She would rather spread love, colors, wisdom and divination than revenge or hatefulness.
Aurora is the Roman counterpart of Eos. Like most Roman gods , she presumably becomes more disciplined, warlike, and militaristic. Riordan Wiki Explore. Apollo Meg McCaffrey Peaches. Twitter Facebook Tumblr. Explore Wikis Community Central. Register Don't have an account?
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