ID: 901000888 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901000888	Record Type: Character/Person

	Usas (Hindu deity)

Note: Hindu goddess of dawn; she bbrings in the day and thus brings forth the Sun.

Names:

	Usas (Hindu deity) (preferred,English-P,D,N)
	Uṣas (Hindu deity) (English,U,N)
	Ushas (Hindu deity) (English,U,N)
	Ushās (Hindu deity) (English)
	उषस् (Hindu deity) (Sanskrit,U,N)

Hierarchical Position:

		Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
		....<Hindu iconography> (P)
		........<Hindu characters> (P)
		............Usas (Hindu deity) (I)

Related Iconography:

	consort/spouse of .... Surya
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Hindu iconography, Hindu characters, Surya (Hindu deity)) [901000883]

Other Relationships:

	role/characteristic is .... deity
	.....(people in religion, people in religion and related occupations, people in the humanities, people by occupation, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	culture/religion is .... Hinduism
	.....(religions (belief systems, cultures), religions and religious concepts, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	deity of .... dawn (time of day)
	.....(times of day, earth sciences concepts, physical sciences concepts, scientific concepts, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:

	Usas (Hindu deity)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	Uṣas (Hindu deity)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) sh 85141526
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) sh 85141526
	Ushas (Hindu deity)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
	Ushās (Hindu deity)
	................Burnett, Hindu Gods and Heroes (1922) 14
	उषस् (Hindu deity)
	................Wikipedia (2000-) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ushas

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) in "Prajapati," accessed 22 June 2017
	................ Burnett, Hindu Gods and Heroes (1922)
	................ Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) sh 85141526