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Helios is the young Greek god of the sun. He is the son of Hyperion and Theia. By the Oceanid Perse he became the father of Aeëtes, Circe, and Pasiphae. His other children are Phaethusa ("radiant") and Lampetia ("shining") and Phaeton. Each morning at dawn he rises from the ocean in the east and rides in his chariot, pulled by four horses - Pyrois, Eos, Aethon and Phlegon -- through the sky, to descend at night in the west. Helios once allowed Phaeton to guide his chariot across the sky. The unskilled youth could not control the horses and fell towards his death. The reverence of the sun as a god came from the east to Greece. Helios was worshipped in various places of the Peloponnesos, but especially on Rhodes, where each year gymnastic games were held in his honor. Rhodos was also where the Colossus of Rhodes (the sixth the seven wonders of the ancient world) was built in his honor. This huge statue, measuring 32 meters (100ft), was built in 280 BCE by Charès of Lindos. In the earthquake of 224-223 BCE the statue broke off at the knees. On other places where he was worshipped, there were herds dedicated to him, such as on the island of Thrinacia (occasionally equated with Sicily). Here the companions of Odysseus helped themselves with the sacred animals. People sacrificed oxen, rams, goats, and white horses to Helios. He was represented as a youth with a halo, standing in a chariot, occasionally with a billowing robe. A metope from the temple of Athena in the Hellenistic Ilium represents him thus. He is also shown on more recent reliefs, concerning the worship of Mithra, such as in the Mithraeum under the St. Prisca at Rome. In early Christian art, Christ is sometimes represented as Helios, such as in a mosaic in Mausoleum M or in the necropolis beneath the St. Peter in Rome. His attributes are the whip and the globe, and his sacred animals were the cock and the eagle. Helios sees and knows all, and was called upon by witnesses.
Helios was the Greek sun god.
they both are but Helios is older than Apolo.
Helios is the god of the sun, a god born of the Titans Hyperiôn (god of light) and Theia (goddess of sight/prophecy). It was he who drove the sun chariot across the sky each day, following his sister Eos, the dawn, and after him came his sister Selene, goddess of the moon.
Apollo, because he - like Helios, is a god of prophecy, is often confused with other aspects of Helios: however, Apollo is god of prophecy and oracles, healing, plague and disease, music, song and poetry, Archery, and the protection of the young.
It suited the romance of the Renaissance to have the twin children of Zeus, Apollo and Artemis, replace Helios (sun) and Selene (moon): but no Greek myth makes this the case.
Helios wore a aureole representing the sun and a purple or fiery tunic.
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Son of Gaea and Uranus and father of Helios?
Hyperion
Who is Circe's father?
By most accounts, Circe was the daughter of Helios.
What was phaethons request of his father?
Phaëthon foolishly asked his father, the Sun (Helios) if he could drive his chariot.
In The Odyssey who is Kirke's father?
Helios. Her mother is Perse, daughter of Okeanos, and her brother's name is Aeetes.
What is Hyperion the titan of?
Hyperion was the Titan of Light and father of Helios, Eos, and Selene- the sun, dawn, and moon respectively. Don't confuse Helios with Apollo, Apollo is the son of Zeus and Leto.
Who are helios's kids?
Helios was father to: The Charities Phaeton Pasiphae Aeetes and Circe
Who was Phaëthon's father?
Phaëthon's father was Helios, or the Sun. His mother was Clymene.
Son of Gaea and Uranus and father of Helios?
Hyperion
Is zeus god of the sky father to Helios god of the sun?
The mother of Zeus was Rhea, his father was Kronos: both children of Gaea and Uranus - and siblings of Hyperion and Theia - the father and mother of Helios. Thus, they are cousins.
Who was the son of gaea and uranus and the father of helious?
(*Helios) Hyperion
Who is Circe's father?
By most accounts, Circe was the daughter of Helios.
Am a Titan the son of Gaea and Uranus and the father of Helios Who are you?
Hyperion
Who was Phaëthon's mother?
Clymene was Phaethon's mother. His father was Helios, or the Sun.
Daedalus is to Icarus as is to Phaeton?
Apollo father of Phaëton. Or Helios, as in Ovid's Metamorphoses.
What was Phaeton the god of?
Phaeton was not a god. He was the son of Clymene and Helios, and was struck down by Zeus with a lightning bolt as he was driving his father's chariot.
What is the vehicle that caused Phaethon's downfall?
The sun chariot normally driven by his father, Helios.
What was phaethons request of his father?
Phaëthon foolishly asked his father, the Sun (Helios) if he could drive his chariot.
