Helios

In ancient Greek religion and mythology, Helios is the god who personifies the Sun. His name is also Latinized as Helius, and he is often given the epithets Hyperion... Wikipedia

  • Major cult center:  Rhodes, Corinthia
  • Abode:  Sky
  • Planet:  Sun
  • Animals:  Horse, rooster, wolf, cattle
  • Symbol:  Sun, chariot, horses, aureole, whip, heliotropium, globe, cornucopia, ripened fruit
  • Tree:  Frankincense, poplar
  • Day:  Sunday (hēméra Hēlíou)
  • Consort:  Clymene, Clytie, Perse, Rhodos, Leucothea, various others
  • Parents:  Hyperion and Theia
  • Siblings:  Selene and Eos
  • Children:  Achelous, Acheron, Actis, Aeëtes, Aex, Aegle, Aetheria, Aethon, Aloeus, Astris, Augeas, Bisaltes, Candalus, Cercaphus, the Charites, Chrysus, Cheimon, Circe, Clymenus, the Corybantes, Cos, Dioxippe, Dirce, Eiar, Electryone, Helia, Hemera, Ichnaea, Lampetia, Lelex, Macareus, Mausolus, Merope, Ochimus, Pasiphaë, Perses, Phaethon, Phaethusa, Phasis, Phoebe, Phorbas, Phthinoporon, Sterope, Tenages, Theros, Thersanon, Triopas and Tritopatores
  • Mount:  A chariot driven by four white horses
  • Roman equivalent:  Sol, Sol Invictus
  • Etruscan equivalent:  Usil
  • Hinduism equivalent:  Surya
  • Festivals:  Halia
  • Data source:  DuckDuckGo
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