Uṣas
deity sky Hindu single tradition · 20
Uṣas personifies dawn. She is the daughter of Dyauṣ.
↻ synthesized from 20 sources
When
- First attested
- 1500 BCE
- Attested period
- -1500 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Appears in Vedic scriptures.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Ame-no-Uzume, Auseklis, Ēastre, Sūrya, Durga, Marici, Eos, Aurora, Aušrinė, *Ôstara, *Ēastre, *Āsteron, Austrō(n), *haéusōs, H₂éwsōs, Ayg, Mater Matuta, Aušra, Austra, Aoos, Ušå, Ušahina, Aotis, Aurvandil, Ēarendel, Jutrzenka, Jitřenka, Jutrobog, Vishvakarma, Sunda, Upasunda, Kubja, Kārtikeya, Ganapati, Shahar, Shallem, Prende, Afërdita, Aya, Hausos, Ayg, Arshaluys, Ēostre, Dellingr, Mater Matuta, Zorya, Aušra, Austra, Dyaus, Helios, Aditi, Dazibogu, Svarog, *Dyḗws, Euryphaessa, Uzume, Aurora, Durga, Vajravarahi, Dǒumǔ, Chaya, Auseklis, H₂éwsōs, Nāgas, Aruṇa, gandharvas, Guhyakas, Yakṣas, Chhaya, Samjna, Rajni, Prabha, Siddhas, Charanas, Ἠώς, Pratyusha, H₂éwsōs, Brigantia, Brigit, Zojz, Eos, Dievas, *Dyēus, Morning Zorya, Evening Zorya, Agni, Indra, Soma, Ratri, Prithvi, Vishnu, Deva, devi, Saraswati, Rudra, Nirṛti, Savitr, Ashura, Prajapati, Raka, Vāc, Aranyani, Dinsana, Puramdhi, Parendi, Bharati, Mahi, Sri, Śiva, Hasan, Astika, Vasuki, Neto, Chandi, Jaratkaru, Neta, Chand Sadagar, Prithvi Mata, Moni, El, Brigid, Zeus
- aspect of
- *Hušas
- enemy of
- Manasā
- child of
- Dyáuṣ Pitṛ́, Dyaus Pita
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“Dyauṣ's daughter, Uṣas, personifies dawn.”
#2814 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“It has cognates in the goddesses Ēṓs, Uṣas, Aušrinė, Auseklis and Ēastre.”
#15684 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“She is also thought to have originated from the Vedic goddess Uṣas, the Vedic goddess of the dawn.”
#15904 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001