Aurora

Summary

Aurora is a Roman deity^[1]. She draws 453 Wikipedia views per month (roman_deity category, ranking #22 of 144).^[2]

Key Facts

• Aurora's father was Hyperion^[3].
• Aurora's mother was Theia^[4].
• A child of Aurora was Aquilon^[5].
• A child of Aurora was Favonius^[6].
• A child of Aurora was Auster^[7].
• A child of Aurora was Volturnus^[8].
• Aurora's image is recorded as William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1825-1905) - Dawn (1881).jpg^[9].
• Aurora's image is recorded as Aurora — Pantheum mythicum, ed. 5ª (BL).jpg^[10].
• Aurora is recorded as female^[11].
• Aurora's instance of is recorded as Roman deity^[12].
• Aurora's instance of is recorded as solar deity^[13].
• Aurora's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 42643644^[14].
• Aurora's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 212093844^[15].
• Aurora's GND ID is recorded as 119240416^[16].
• Aurora's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2017053233^[17].
• Aurora's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 15752507c^[18].
• Aurora's IdRef ID is recorded as 127897208^[19].
• Aurora's Commons category is recorded as Aurora (mythology)^[20].
• Aurora's said to be the same as is recorded as Eos^[21].
• Aurora's said to be the same as is recorded as Zorya^[22].
• Aurora's said to be the same as is recorded as Ēostre^[23].
• Aurora's said to be the same as is recorded as Ushas^[24].
• Aurora's said to be the same as is recorded as Mater Matuta^[25].
• Aurora's said to be the same as is recorded as Hausos^[26].
• Aurora's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0350kg^[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Aurora's father was Hyperion^[3]. Her mother was Theia^[4].

Personal Life

Children include Aquilon^[5], a Roman deity^[28]; Favonius^[6], a Roman deity^[29]; Auster^[7], a Roman deity^[30]; and Volturnus^[8], a water deity^[31].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Aurora include she^[32], a protected cruiser^[33], in Russia^[34]; Aurora County^[35], a county of South Dakota^[36], in United States^[37], founded in 1879^[38]; and 94 she^[39], an asteroid^[40].

Why It Matters

Aurora draws 453 Wikipedia views per month (roman_deity category, ranking #22 of 144).^[2] She has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[41] She is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[42]

Entities named for her include she^[32], a protected cruiser^[33], in Russia^[34]; Aurora County^[35], a county of South Dakota^[36], in United States^[37], founded in 1879^[38]; and 94 she^[39], an asteroid^[40].

FAQs

Who were Aurora's parents?

Aurora's father was Hyperion^[3]. Aurora's mother was Theia^[4].