And while the daring boy in wonder gazed, Aurora threw wide her crimson doors and rose-filled halls
Herbert Draper, The Gates of Dawn (1990)
Some suggest that Ôstarâ (the goddess of dawn, origin of the Old English word Ēostre and modern English Easter) is related to the Greek titaness Ἠώς (aka Roman AVRORA), and, also with Vedic उषस् and Russian Зоря is what’s left of the original proto indo-european goddess of dawn, *h₂ausos-.
I think dawn is a much nicer thing to think about in the spring, compared to dead people or painted eggs.. although multiplying bunnies are fun too! And here’s a Draper painting from 1900 to illustrate the idea.
Crossposted from LiveJournal