Is Bede's Eostre really a Dawn Goddess? 

English christians used to celebrate Easter by getting up and watching the dawn! Evidently nothing to do with the crucifixion

The breakdown of the etymology and the history of the words, chasing back to old german is what seals the deal for me. I very much appreciated your analysis and descriptions in this video. I am sworn to Eostre, she is at the center of my pantheon and my Lady, so I'm always on the lookout for these videos.

Hail to Goddess Eostre 🙏

Always love to see more evidence!

I mean, I do think she is a Dawn Goddess. Look at the case in Ireland: Brigid, aka Saint Brigid. We know she is a goddess, and, yes, she is a dawn goddess even when you have no information about her related to dawn, but her name, which technically means "Exalted One" is a direct cognate to Vedic Brihati. Note she is the daughter of Dagda (who has acquired some of the theology of Father Sky) and sister of Áengus, a Horse Twin. Another case would be Helen of Troy, mostly because her brothers are the Twin Horses, and Zeus is her father (here is had absorbed Father Sky's attributes). And our BOI Jive has already left a comment about it. My issue with Bede is: How much of what he says about Eostre/Eastre is highly accurate? As a christian I understand why Bede could *undermine* some characteristics of a "pagan" deity. I don't know how many anglo-saxons still kept their old faith intact, but I highly doubt Bede would preserve, faithfully, some details of a non-christian god.

I think so.