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(Dawn) Roman The Latin word for
"dawn" and the name the Romans gave to Eos,
who was the Greek goddess of that time of day.
Aurora's history in Italy may include early Etruscan
influences, but this goddess appears to have had no
following in Rome before the arrival of the Greek
religions.
Aurora returned the gift of sight to the giant god
Orion after he traveled to the dawn on the advice of
an Oracle.
The bands of light that can be seen in the
night sky of far northern and far southern latitudes
when electrically charged particles hit the Earth's
atmosphere take their name from this goddess. The
aurora borealis are the northern lights and the aurora
australis are the southern lights.