Helios
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Helios is the personification of the sun in ancient Greek mythology, often depicted driving a chariot across the sky each day.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hyperion | 1 |
| Phaethon (son of Apollo) | 1 |
| Phoebus | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Greek deity
ⓘ
personification ⓘ solar deity ⓘ |
| ability | sees and hears everything on earth ⓘ |
| associatedMonument | Colossus of Rhodes ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
all-seeing
ⓘ
light ⓘ oaths ⓘ sight ⓘ |
| chariotDrawnBy | four horses ⓘ |
| consort | Clymene ⓘ |
| cultCenter | island of Rhodes ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Greek mythology ⓘ |
| dailyActivity | drives chariot across the sky ⓘ |
| domain |
sky
ⓘ
sunlight ⓘ |
| epithet |
Hyperion
ⓘ
surface form:
Hyperionides
|
| equatedWith | Sol ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| immortality | immortal ⓘ |
| knownFor | witnessing events of gods and mortals ⓘ |
| laterSyncretizedWith | Apollo ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Argonautica
ⓘ
surface form:
Apollonius of Rhodes’ Argonautica
Hesiod's Theogony ⓘ
surface form:
Hesiod’s Theogony
Homeric Hymns ⓘ Ovid’s Metamorphoses ⓘ |
| myth |
Phaethon’s disastrous chariot ride
ⓘ
role in the Odyssey on Thrinacia ⓘ |
| offspring |
Aeëtes
ⓘ
Circe ⓘ Heliades ⓘ Pasiphaë ⓘ Phaethon ⓘ |
| owns | sacred cattle ⓘ |
| parent |
Hyperion
ⓘ
Gaia ⓘ
surface form:
Theia
|
| role | personification of the Sun ⓘ |
| sacredAnimal |
cattle
ⓘ
horses ⓘ |
| sibling |
Eos
ⓘ
Rhea ⓘ
surface form:
Selene
|
| symbol |
radiant crown
ⓘ
sun ⓘ |
| timeOfActivity | day ⓘ |
| vehicle | solar chariot ⓘ |
| worshipPlace | Rhodes ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Hyperion