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Definition of Helios
1. Noun. (Greek mythology) ancient god of the sun; drove his chariot across the sky each day; identified with Roman Sol.
Definition of Helios
1. Proper noun. (Greek god) The god of the Sun; son of Hyperion and Theia, father of Phaeton amongst others. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Helios
1. helio [n] - See also: helio
Lexicographical Neighbors of Helios
Literary usage of Helios
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Contributions to the Science of Mythology by Friedrich Max Müller (1897)
"Helios. [CHAP. The sun under its ordinary name of Surya or Helios has not become so
... But the name of Surya or Helios seems to have been too clear and too ..."
2. Egypt's Place in Universal History: An Historical Investigation in Five Books by Baron Christian Karl Josias Bunsen, Samuel Birch, Charles Herbert Cottrell (1867)
"RA (Phra, Phre, Helios.) We have already considered Neith, the goddess of Sais,
in her capacity of mother of Helios. The name of this, her first-born, ..."
3. The American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana (1883)
"Helios saw everything. The island of Sicily was sacred to him, and he there had
flocks of ... In later times Helios was frequently confounded with Apollo, ..."
4. The geography of Herodotus by James Talboys Wheeler (1854)
"Helios, or the Sun. h the eight great primary gods, though not in the first ...
Helios, or the Sun, was worshipped at Heliopolis, where there was a yearly ..."
5. The Dramatic Works of Gerhart Hauptmann by Gerhart Hauptmann (1917)
"Helios Is a cook supposed to be here ? This is a lovely bole! Do they cook the
meats of a ... Helios Aye, you can tell me if you would! THE FISHER A jester. ..."
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