Greek · No. 059

Eos, Rosy-Fingered Dawn

Real myth

Eos, Rosy-Fingered Dawn
She opens the gates of heaven every morning and never asks for thanks.
Rarity
Uncommon
Category
Monster
ATK
1700
DEF
1600
Level
5
Type
Deity
Element
Light
Constellations
Sun · Crown

The myth

Eos was the goddess of the dawn, daughter of the Titans Hyperion and Theia and sister of Helios the Sun and Selene the Moon. Homer again and again calls her rosy-fingered and saffron-robed as she opens the gates of heaven each morning. With Astraeus she was mother of the winds and the stars. She fell in love with the Trojan Tithonus and asked Zeus to make him immortal, but forgot to ask for eternal youth; according to the Homeric Hymn to Aphrodite, he aged without end until only his voice remained. Her son Memnon was killed by Achilles at Troy.

Why it has this power

An Uncommon level-5 card with 1700 ATK and 1600 DEF: a gentle goddess, strong but no warrior. A Light Deity, the first brightness of the day, she bears the Sun and Crown constellations. She gains 500 points on Mount Olympus of the Twelve Thrones and heralds the coming of her brother Helios.

Did you know

In later versions of the myth, the ancient Tithonus is finally turned into a cicada that sings without end.

Connections

  • In Kassandra, Daughter of the Oracle's deck
  • In Aristeia, Champion of Olympus's deck
  • In Kaelmyr, Devourer of Pantheons's deck

Where to get it

  • Campaign drop: Elena, Huntress of Artemis (Aegean of Heroes) — grade B: 14%
  • Daily Offering: 0.45% per pack (Uncommon 33% per card)
  • Welcome Pack: 1.1% per pack (Uncommon 30% per card)
  • Traveler's Pack: 0.96% per pack · 5.6% in the themed pack (Uncommon 29% per card)
  • Bronze Reliquary: 0.94% per pack · 5.5% in the themed pack (Uncommon 29% per card)
  • Silver Reliquary: 0.96% per pack · 5.6% in the themed pack (Uncommon 33% per card)
  • Golden Reliquary: 0.94% per pack · 5.5% in the themed pack (Uncommon 35% per card)
  • Daily Showcase: Shows up on about 0.98% of days · 400 gold
  • Craft with card dust: 100 dust
  • Crossing of Myths: Can be offered as a reward during a crossing (the card stays in the crossing deck).

Sources

  1. EOS - Greek Goddess of the Dawn (Roman Aurora) — Aaron J. Atsma, Theoi Project
  2. Eos (World History Encyclopedia) — Liana Miate
  3. Homeric Hymns 5-33 — Anonymous (trans. H. G. Evelyn-White), Theoi Classical Texts Library