Aušrinė’s Family Tree

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Family

• Mėnulis(parent),Saule(parent),Vakarinė(sibling)— Marriage

  Saule and Menuo were wed in the celestial marriage described in Lithuanian and Latvian dainos, producing the star goddesses Ausrine and Vakarine before Menuo's infidelity shattered the union.

• Dievas(parent)

  Dievas is the father of Ausrine, the morning star goddess, who serves as herald of the dawn in the celestial household described in Lithuanian dainos.

Equivalent to

• Zorya(Slavic)

  Zorya and Aušrinė descend from the Proto-Indo-European dawn goddess *H₂éwsōs, both preserving the celestial gate-keeper role — the Morning Star who opens the heavens for the sun's daily journey.