Aoos
deity sky Greek single tradition · 2
Aoos is recorded as both a name for Adonis, Aphrodite's East-originating lover, and a son of Eos by Cephalus (like Phaethon) who became king of Cyprus, an island that was regarded as Aphrodite's birthplace. It is possible that Aoos was originally a generic name used for Eos's son or lover, which was then attached to Aphrodite in the form of a consort of the same name as she developed from Eos.
↻ synthesized from 2 sources
When
- First attested
- 500 BCE
- Attested period
- -500 – 500
- Historical notes
- Appears as a son of Eos in Greek literature and as an epithet for Adonis.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- H₂éwsōs, *Hušas, Ušå, Ušahina, Aotis, Aurvandil, Ēarendel, Jutrzenka, Jitřenka, Jutrobog, Aphrodite, Phaethon, Uṣas, Ayg, Aurora, Mater Matuta, Aušra, Aušrinė, Austra, Auseklis
- child of
- Eos
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“Moreover, another telling point is how the name “Aoos” is recorded as both a name for Adonis, Aphrodite's East-originating lover, and a son of Eos by Cephalus (like Phaethon) who became king of Cyprus, an island that was regarded as Aphrodite's birthplace.”
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“the name Aoos also appears as a son of Eos.”
#18266 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5