Also called Aurora (Roman).
Their story
Eos is the daughter of Hyperion and Theia and sister of Helios and Selene. She rises each morning from Oceanus on her chariot. She loved the Trojan Tithonus and asked Zeus to make him immortal, but forgot to ask for eternal youth, so he withered until only his voice was left. Her son Memnon was killed by Achilles at Troy.
Best times to give to them
- At first light
- On beginning a new chapter of life
- At the spring equinox, in modern practice
What they like being given
- Saffron or yellow flowers
- Fresh water at dawn
- A hymn or poem at sunrise
How to honour them
- Rise early once in a while and greet the dawn in silence.
- Begin a new habit on a morning you dedicate to her.
- Remember her grief for Memnon when mourning: the dew is her tears.
How they can help you
- New beginnings
- Getting up in hard times
- Grief for the young
Symbols
- saffron robe
- rose
- chariot
- wings
- dew
Sources
- Hesiod, Theogony 371-382
- Homeric Hymn 5, to Aphrodite 218-238
- Homer, Odyssey 5.1-2
More Greek goddesses
- Hera Queen of heaven and guardian of marriage
- Athena Grey-eyed goddess of wisdom and craft
- Artemis Lady of wild things and the hunt
- Aphrodite Foam-born goddess of love and beauty
- Hestia Goddess of the hearth and the home fire
- Demeter Mother of the grain and the harvest
- Persephone Queen of the underworld and the returning spring
- Hecate Keeper of crossroads and keys