Apollo and Eos

The Greco-Roman god Apollo and Greek goddess Eos (Aurora in Roman mythology) riding in a sun chariot pulled by doves and surrounded by birds are an allegory of the element air. Aurora, the Roman goddess of dawn, the protector of fine weather and the deity that ushers in every new day, is depicted on the golden sun chariot in the company of Apollo, the god of light, sun and spring, moral purity and art, especially music.
Apollo is placed on the sun chariot holding a shield with the inscription ‘Citius ventos et nubila pellit’ (quicker to chase away the winds and the clouds) in his left hand and has completely surrendered himself to the guidance of the goddess. Aurora, clad in a drapery moved by a gust of wind, pilots a golden chariot by controlling a pair of white doves through a dark cloud into the waking morning, where a rainbow arches across the entire sky. The darkness of the night is also chased away by Zephyrus.
Allegory of an element Air, The Knight's Hall, Brežice Castle, Frančišek Karel Remb (1675–1718), early 18th century.