![]() Helios was born to the Titans Hyperion (‘the High One’) and Theia (‘divine’). Being the deity that literally personified the Sun, he had many epithets including “The One High Up” ( Superus) ‘the all-seeing’ ( Panoptes) Elector (which means radiant or beaming) and Elektor Hyperion (“the radiant”).Ĭonsidering the role that he played in the Greek pantheon, he was also been called Hekatos, a name which evokes a sense of “gracious” light. ![]() In ancient Greek religion, the deity Helios was in fact a Titan – one of the oldest solar deities for that matter. Mesopotamian equivalent: Utu Meaning of his name ![]() Symbols: horses, chariot, aureole, oxen (cattle), sunflowerĮpithets: ‘the radiant’, ‘gracious’ or ‘the all-seeing’ Siblings: Selene (the goddess of the moon) and Eos (Dawn)Ĭonsorts: Perse (or Perseis), Clymene, Rhodos, LeucotheaĬhildren: Aeetes, Circe, Perses, Pasiphae, Phaethusa and Phaeton, Lampeta, Heliades Here is everything you need to know about Helios, the Greek god (Titan) of the Sun. Over the centuries, he’s been commonly depicted as a handsome, young man with sparkling headdress. The ancient Greeks also considered any island that received adequate amount of sun the territory of this chariot-driven solar deity. According to Homer, Helios’ temple sites were common on the islands of Thrinacia and Rhodes. Helios – the Greek Titan of the Sun | Image: early 4th century BC, Athena’s temple, IlionĮven to this day, it is not uncommon for one to come across stories of Helios (Helius, Illius), the Greek god who pulled the sun across the sky with his magnificent, golden chariot.
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