Aurora
is the Roman goddess of the dawn, who flies across the sky heralding the arrival
of the sun. She is associated with new beginnings, and is the Roman
equivalent of the Greek goddess Eos. Aurora is considered a sister to the
sun and the moon, and four of her sons are the winds (north, south, east, and
west). According to myth, her tears cause the dew as she flies across the sky
weeping for another son who was killed.
Cast from Carrara marble in Borgo san
Giacomo, Italy.
