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Phosphoros

Phosphoros was the Greek god of the morning star. His mother was Eos, the dawn, and he was depicted as a naked child running before her carrying a torch. Later, in the Roman culture he becomes Lucifer. A.G.H.

Source:

Jordan, Michael, Encyclopedia of Gods, New York, Facts On File, Inc. 1993, p. 204