Ushas
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Ushas
From the Sanskrit word uṣas
Example Sentences
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The chief of these deities were Agni, the fire; Prithivi, the earth; Ushas, the dawn; Mitra, or Surya, the sun; Indra, the sky; Maruts, the storm-winds; and Varuna, the All-Surrounder.
From Fairy Tales; Their Origin and Meaning With Some Account of Dwellers in Fairyland by John Thackray Bunce
The sun was invoked by many names, such as "Sûrya," "Savitri," "Vishnu," or "Mitra;" and the dawn rejoiced in such titles as "Ushas," "Urvasi," "Ahanâ," and "Sûryâ."
From Chips From A German Workshop - Volume I Essays on the Science of Religion by F. Max (Friedrich Max) Müller
Ushas, on the other hand, while etymologically corresponding to Aurora, Eos, is a specially Indian development, as Eos has no cult.
From The Religions of India Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume 1, Edited by Morris Jastrow by Edward Washburn Hopkins
Surya is sometimes spoken of as a child of Aditi's or of Dyaus and Ushas is his wife, though she also lives in Spartan polyandry with the Asvin twins.**
From Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) by Andrew Lang
Once Indra, acting with the brutality of the Homeric Ares, charged against the car of Ushas and overthrew it.***
From Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) by Andrew Lang
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