In Hindu mythology, Ushas is the Goddess of the Dawn. She remains eternally young while men grow old. The night is dark and deep when Ushas rises and her mother, the sky, begins to adorn her. She uses hope to cloth her, life to anoint her with and light for her ornaments. Ushas is also known as Usha - the name is cognate with the Greek name Eos." What is not said is that Eos is a Titan, from before the time of the Olympic crew. But banished she was not.... and continued to please the gods with her beauty and her herald of light. It also doesn't mention that she is a watery Titan, as she must arise into darkness from the many seas and oceans... which are ultimately one. "Eos in Greek Mythology
"Theia yielded to Hyperion's love and gave birth Eos also plays a role in the epics of Homer. The Greek poet frequently mentions this beautiful goddess in the Iliad and the Odyssey, referring to her as "rosy-fingered", "early-rising", and "saffron-robed". The team of horses that pull her chariot across the sky are named in theOdyssey as Lampos and Phaethon (translated as Firebright and Daybright). There are a number of mythical stories about the affairs of Eos. Some scholars have attributed her strange fascination with mortal men to an unfortunate incident - apparently, the goddess of the Dawn had a fling with Ares. Aphrodite, the goddess of love and beauty, was no doubt angry that her lover had been involved with Eos, so she punished the dawn-goddess by making her fall for a series of mortals. Tithonus, Cephalus, and Orion are some of the fatal attractions of Eos. Children often came from these romantic liaisons. Eos was the mother of several notable offspring, including the Winds (Zephyrus, Boreas, and Notus) and the Morning Star (Eosphoros) all of whom she bore to the Titan Astraeus; and Memnon, her son by Tithonus. The Romans called the goddess of Dawn Aurora. " http://www.loggia.com/myth/eos.html Also for Ushas, here is an introductory url: http://www.indianetzone.com/31/ushas_dawn.htm Hmmmm. Seems like every time something is beautiful and fills the world with light, there is also a side of darkness. What is it about those two-sided coins, anyway? Duality is the first shift from oneness. And we know how it keeps splitting from there. Ever watch one of those old - or new - videos of a fertilized egg dividing? Our minds produce the same realities. We call them myth and dress them up in Story. It oughtn't be discouraging, though. It is wholeness. And gives many opportunities to move from darkness into light, every day, every moment. I know I get all mushy eventually. But you know what the other side of that coin is? You got it, sibs!
to great Helios and bright Selene and Eos,
who brings light to all the mortals of this earth
and to the immortal gods who rule the wide sky."
(Hesiod, Theogony, 371-74)