Dawn deities

A dawn goddess is a deity in a polytheistic religious tradition who is in some sense associated with the dawn.

Africa

In Egyptian mythology, Tefnut (in part of her being goddess of the morning dew)

In Sioux mythology, Anpao, the spirit of the dawn, has two faces.

Ame-no-Uzume-no-Mikoto (Uzume) is a Shinto spirit with a temperament very similar to Ushas and Eos.

Munag Sumalâ: the golden Kapampangan serpent child of Aring Sinukuan; represents dawn[1]
Tala: the Tagalog goddess of stars;[2] daughter of Bathala;[3] also called Bulak Tala, deity of the morning star, the planet Venus seen at dawn[4]
Liwayway: the Tagalog goddess of dawn; a daughter of Bathala[5]

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