Dec 7, 2022 · 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 …

Dec 7, 2022 · 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. …

Mar 10, 2023 · 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 …

Aug 18, 2023 · Phaethon was a mortal child of the sun god Helios who foolishly wished to ride his father’s chariot across the sky. Unfortunately, he lost control of the divine chariot, causing …

Mar 10, 2023 · 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 …

Mar 8, 2023 · 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 …

Dec 9, 2022 · 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, …

Nov 29, 2022 · 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 …

Aug 17, 2023 · Ancient sources agreed that Aeetes’ father was the sun god Helios, but they did not always agree on the identity of his mother. In what was probably the standard account, his …

Mar 13, 2023 · Some of the children of the Titans (who were sometimes regarded as Titans themselves) assumed key roles in the new world order of the Olympians. For example, the …