𝒥𝓊𝓈𝓉𝓇𝓏𝑒𝓃𝓀𝒶

The attributes of the dawn goddess Hausos ↗️ are reconstructed using the common traits found in later Indo-European dawn goddesses, including those from Greek, Hindu, Slavic, and Baltic mythologies. One of the most common characteristics of the goddess was her radiance and brilliance, as she is almost always described as a "bringer of light". Various cognates associated with the goddess derive from the Proto-Indo-European root *bʰeh₂-, meaning "to glow", or "shine." More specifically, Hausos was ascribed with the attribute "wide-shining" or "far-shining"— a trait possibly attested in the Greek theonym Euryphaessa ("wide-shining") and the Sanskrit poetic expression urviyắ ví bhāti ("[Ushas] shines out widely"). She was also closely associated with the colors of the dawn: gold, saffron, red, and crimson, and is frequently described as dancing.