1) Goddess of dawn 2) Hindu deity 3) Hindu goddess 4) Solar goddess 5) Vedic goddess of the dawn
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Ushas (उषस्; {IAST|uṣas}), Sanskrit for `dawn`, is a Vedic deity, and consequently a Hindu deity as well. Sanskrit {IAST|uṣas} is an s-stem, i.e. the genitive case is {IAST|uṣásas}. It is from PIE {PIE|*h₂ausos-}, cognate to Greek Eos and Latin Aurora. Ushas is an exalted goddess in the Rig Veda but less prominent in post-Rgvedi.....
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(from the article `Prajpati`) ...from the primal waters. His female emanation, who aided him in the creation of other beings, was Vc, the personification of the sacred word, but ... ...is coupled with Earth (as Dyava-Prithivi) as a father; Earth by herself is more predominantly known as Mother (Matri). Apart from Earth, the other ... ...
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n] - goddess of dawn
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noun goddess of dawn; daughter of the sky and sister of the night
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Dawn, a Vedic deity, daughter of Sky and sister of Night.
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