See also: Hespéros, Lucifer (homonymy)

In the Greek Mythology, Éosphoros (“which brings the paddle”) or Phosphoros (“which brings the light”), also named Lucifer among Romans, indicates Venus when it shines the morning, while the names of Hespéros / Vesper indicate the same star shining the evening. It passes for the son of Éos (Dawn), conceived with Astraéos or Céphale according to the authors. It crosses the sky little before the paddle which precedes it even the day. While Éos deals with the tank of Hélios (Sun), Éosphoros deals with the tank of his/her mother.

According to the authors, it passes for the father of Céyx and Dédalion.

When the old ones realized that Éosphoros and Hespéros were one and even star, Venus, they lost any significance and disappeared, their task being then reserved for Hermes, the messenger of the gods.

Sources

• (I, 7,4).

• (v. 381).
• (LXV).
• (XI, 271).
• (I, 371 and suiv.).