Ushas
Culture & Region
Vedic India
Time Period
c. 1500 BCE (Rigveda)
Domains
Dawnmorning lightrenewaltruth
Symbols & Animals
Dawn lightchariotrose/saffron
Sacred Sites & Cult Centers
- Vedic ritual contexts
Key Myths & Stories
Daughter of heaven; daily birth; most invoked goddess in Rigveda; drives away darkness
Related Deities
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