Aurora
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Summary
Aurora is a Roman deity[1]. She draws 3,627 Wikipedia views per month (roman deity category, ranking #22 of 144).[2]
Key Facts
- Father: Hyperion[3]
- Mother: Theia[4]
- Child: Aquilon[5], Favonius[6], Auster[7], Volturnus[8]
- Sex or gender: female[9]
- Instance of: solar deity[10]
- Commons category: Aurora (mythology)[11]
- Said to be the same as: Eos[12], Zorya[13], Ēostre[14], Ushas[15], Mater Matuta[16], Hausos[17]
- Topic's main category: Category:Aurora (mythology)[18]
- Worshipped by: ancient Roman religion[19]
- Depicted by: Dawn[20], Aurora[21], Aurora Room[22]
- Described by source: Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[23], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[24], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[25], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[26], Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[27], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[28], The American Cyclopædia[29], The New Student's Reference Work[30], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[31], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[32]
- Nickname: Pallantis[33]
- Name in native language: Aurora[34]
- Different from: Aurora (given name)[35]
- Uses: chariot[36]
- Domain of saint or deity: dawn[37]
- Sibling: Sol[38], Luna[39]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Aurora include she[40], a protected cruiser[41], in Russia[42]; Aurora County[43], a county of South Dakota[44], in United States[45], founded in 1879[46]; and 94 she[47], an asteroid[48].
Why It Matters
Aurora has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] She is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]
Entities named for her include she[40], a protected cruiser[41], in Russia[42]; Aurora County[43], a county of South Dakota[44], in United States[45], founded in 1879[46]; and 94 she[47], an asteroid[48].
FAQs
Who were Aurora's parents?
Aurora's father was Hyperion[3]. Aurora's mother was Theia[4].