Geography/Culture: Roman.
Linguistic Note: see Eostre Linguistic Note.
Description: Goddess of suffused light; Herald of the sun; Matron Mother Who brings the comfort of day to Her frightened children.
To Whom Sacred: {the aurora borealis, the luminous atmospheric phenomena near the poles}.

Titles/Variants, etc:
• Her name seems to be related to: Aura, Cool-Fresh-Breeze-of-Morning, below.
• Compare with Anglo-Saxon Eostre, {She-of-the-East}, Who is linked with Ostara.
• Also called Mater-Matuta, Mother-of-Morning, below.
• Her name is cognate with Hindustani Usas, Shining-One.
• Her name is cognate and Greek Eos, She-of-the-East.

Geography/Culture: Greek.
Linguistic Note: from Greek alpha-upsilong-rho-alpha, (aura), 'air in motion, a breeze, especially a cool breeze, the fresh air of morning'. Related English word: aura (exhalation, breath, etc.).
Description: Goddess of breezes, changeful events and anything thrilling.
To Whom Sacred: {steam, metaphorial use of the Greek word)}; {halo, as in aura of nobility}.

Titles/Variants, etc:
• Daughter of Greek Eos, She-of-the-East.

Titles/Variants, etc:.
• Double of, or perhaps aspect of: Juno, {Shining-One}.
• Equated by the Romans with Etruscan Uni, {Dove}, of Pyrgi.