Possible Clues:

• Locations abandoned by Oriental deity
• Bright shiner
• See 123-Across
• Vision emerging naked - under sea, initially
• It's nearer the sun - that's some evenings from the East
• Goddess taking new arrivals, if 19 down
• Mariner's first destination
• Performance by an actor in a leading role: 25-Down in "___"
• Botticelli's 'Birth of --'
• Love reversing gas guzzler around Tyneside etc