Eos-Hemera goddess of day, Athenian black-figure lekythos C5th B.C., Metropolitan Museum of Art HEMERA was the the primordial goddess (protogenos) of the day. She was a daughter of Erebos (Darkness) and Nyx (Night) and the sister and wife of Aither (Aether, Heavenly Light)....
The Greek goddess of bright day, daughter of goddess of night Nykta and god of darkness Erebus, Hemera, meaning 'day' in Greek, gives rise to the word "ephemeris". (M 41937)Springer Berlin HeidelbergDictionary of Minor Planet Names
atenute eméra owes its name to its advantageous geographical location,in the east of the "heel"of italy ,the salento area.in actual fact, eméra is the italian for hemera ,the name o the ancient greek goddess,personification of the day .the name pays due tribute to the civilisation of ...