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Eos

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E·os  (s)
n. Greek Mythology
The goddess of the dawn.
[Greek s, from s, dawn; see aus- in Indo-European roots.]
Eos [ˈiːɒs]
n
(Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) Greek myth the winged goddess of the dawn, the daughter of Hyperion Roman counterpart Aurora
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Noun1.Eos - (Greek mythology) the winged goddess of the dawn in ancient mythology; daughter of Hyperion; identified with Roman Aurora
Greek mythology - the mythology of the ancient Greeks


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Specially in case of laws penal, they ought to have care, that that which was meant for terror, be not turned into rigor; and that they bring not upon the people, that shower whereof the Scripture speaketh, Pluet super eos laqueos; for penal laws pressed, are a shower of snares upon the people.
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