Who is Aurora in Roman mythology?
Q: Who is Aurora in Roman mythology?
A: Aurora is the ancient Roman equivalent of Eos, who was the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn.
Q: What does Aurora do every morning?
A: Every morning at dawn, Aurora renews herself and flies across the sky to announce its arrival.
Q: Who are some of her family members?
A: Her brother is the sun and her sister is the moon. She also has many husbands and four sons, one for each cardinal direction (North, East, South, and West).
Q: What did Aurora ask Zeus to grant Tithonus?
A: Aurora asked Zeus to grant immortality to Tithonus. However, she failed to ask him for eternal youth so he ended up aging eternally.
Q: How was Aurora described in Lord Alfred Tennyson's poem "Tithonus"?
A: In Lord Alfred Tennyson's poem "Tithonus", Aurora was described as having pure brows and shoulders with a heart renewed; her cheeks began to redden through the gloom while her sweet eyes brightened slowly close to his; before they blinded the stars a wild team that loved her yearned for her yoke and shook darkness from their loosened manes while beating twilight into flakes of fire.
Q: How does Montague describe Romeo in Shakespeare's play Romeo & Juliet?
A: In Shakespeare's play Romeo & Juliet (i.i), Montague describes Romeo as heavy son who steals away from light when all-cheering sun begins drawing shady curtains from Aurora's bed in farthest east.
Q: What asteroid was named after Aurora?
A: The asteroid 94 Aurora was named after her.
