Ausriné

Ausriné : Princess of the Morning Star

Ausriné is the goddess of the Morning Star and radiant dawn. She is a spirit of love, beauty, and happiness radiating health, youth, and beauty. Described as the daughter of deities Perkunas and Saulé, she rivals her mother’s beauty and sometimes invokes her mother’s hostility. For a while Saulé was married to Meness, the moon, but he flirted with all Saulé’s daughters and eventually tried to marry Ausriné. (Perkunas refused to permit the marriage, splitting the moon asunder with his thunderbolt.) Ausriné tries to keep peace with her mother by rising before the sun and getting the sky ready for her.

Pronounced:

Ow-shree-nay

ALSO KNOWN AS:

Ausra

ORIGIN:

Lithuania

Animals:

Cow, mare

Planet:

Venus

Days:

Vernal Equinox; Summer Solstice

SEE ALSO:

• Amberella
• Aurora
• Eos
• Meness
• Perkunas
• Saulé
• Ushas

SOURCE:

Encyclopedia of Spirits: The Ultimate Guide to the Magic of Fairies, Genies, Demons, Ghosts, Gods & Goddesses– Written by Judika Illes Copyright © 2009 by Judika Illes.