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Prompt 2: Eos
The dawn goddess Eos was almost always described with rosy fingers or rosy forearms as she opened the gates of heaven for the Sun to rise. Eos had a team of divine horses to pull her chariot, providing daylight as they climbed the arc of heaven scattering sparks of fire across the sky (she was also sometimes depicted aloft by the power of her own wings). Eos is known for having had many lovers, which has led to Eos being known by some as a goddess of joy and pleasure in addition to being the goddess of the dawn.

Well, I've been pondering rosy-fingered dawn for ages, as per the second prompt for the Sunshine Challenge, and don't seem to have got very far. I think the bits that resonated with me are the wings, and the sense of a fresh beginning that goes with the dawn, which leads me to If You Want To Fly, a story of mine which is about new beginnings, definitely.

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As an alternate thought involving wings, there is a fascinating livecam feed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ze-8kMRqyZI on a nest of two kestrels and their four offspring, which are at present floppy little fluffy white lumps. Mum (brown head, striped tail) and Dad (grey head) seem to be doing all right, and have produced some interesting chunks of food for distribution. It's really rather fascinating, though I find myself wishing for a murmured Attenborough commentary to explain, at times, what the birds are doing.