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In an Eastern European riddle, a girl identified with this domain drops her keys, which are then seen by one entity and taken by another. The epithet bṛhatī (“BRIH-huh-tee”), or “high,” caused scholarly association of the Irish poetry goddess Brigid with a deity of this domain. A goddess of this domain known as the “daughter of Dyaus” is described smiling (15[1]-5[1])and uncovering her bosom in Rig Vedic hymns. The reconstructed Proto-Indo European goddess of this domain, *H₂éwsōs (“HAY-oo-sohss”), originated the names of the Lithuanian Aušrinė (“OW-shrih-nay”) and a Germanic goddess who lends her name to (*) Easter. The lover of a goddess of this domain (-5[1])accidentally killed Procris with a javelin that never missed its target. That “saffron-robed” goddess of this domain locked away a lover who babbles endlessly because she forgot to ask for eternal youth. For 10 points, name this domain of shining goddesses like “rosy-fingered” Eos. (10[2])■END■

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