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- Helios - Mythopedia
Helios, son of Hyperion and Theia, was the personification of the sun and a god of the day Crowned with rays of golden sunlight and riding his blazing chariot, Helios represented the sun’s daily journey across the sky
- Hyperion – Mythopedia
Hyperion was so closely associated with heavenly bodies that his children Helios and Selene were thought to embody the sun and the moon, respectively The historian Diodorus of Sicily, probably inspired by this association, made the rationalizing claim that Hyperion was the first to study and comprehend astronomical phenomena [1]
- Selene – Mythopedia
Selene’s moon chariot—similar to the sun chariot of her brother Helios and the dawn chariot of her sister Eos—was probably her most distinctive and consistent attribute Depending on the author, the chariot was either silver, snow white, or gold Selene began appearing in the visual arts around the early fifth century BCE
- Theia – Mythopedia
Homeric Hymn 31, which is dedicated to Helios, elaborates slightly on the unsung Theia, piling epithets on her and even renaming her Euryphaessa (see above): And now, O Muse Calliope, daughter of Zeus, begin to sing of glowing Helios whom mild-eyed Euryphaessa, the far- shining one, bare to the Son of Earth and starry Heaven For Hyperion
- Homeric Hymns: 31. To Helius (Full Text) - Mythopedia
to helios (1–19) And now, O Muse Calliope, daughter of Zeus, begin to sing of glowing Helios whom mild-eyed Euryphaessa, the far- shining one, bare to the Son of Earth and starry Heaven For Hyperion wedded glorious Euryphaessa, his own sister, who bare him lovely children, rosy-armed Eos and rich-tressed Selene and tireless Helios who is
- Circe – Mythopedia
Circe, daughter of the sun god Helios, was a Greek goddess or nymph known for her ability as a sorceress She lived on the remote island of Aeaea and played a part in the adventures of several Greek heroes, including the Argonauts and later Odysseus
- Eos - Mythopedia
In the standard tradition, Eos was the daughter of the Titans Hyperion and Theia and the sister of Helios and Selene But other sources called her mother Euryphaessa, Aethra, or Basileia (possibly alternate names for Theia), or even Nyx (the personification of night) Others called her father Pallas or Helios
- Medea – Mythopedia
Medea was also a descendant of the gods Her grandfather was Helios, the Titan who personified the sun, and she was the niece of Circe, a minor goddess who was also a powerful magician Given her pedigree, it is unsurprising that ancient sources were divided on whether Medea was an ordinary mortal or a divine being
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