Helios

God

In ancient Greek religion and mythology, Helios (; Ancient Greek: Ἥλιος, pronounced [hɛ̌ːlios], lit. 'Sun'; Homeric Greek: Ἠέλιος) is the god who personifies the Sun. His name is also Latinized as Helius, and he is often given the epithets Hyperion ("the one above") and Phaethon ("the shining").

Explore on the graph
Mentions
2
Connected characters
2
Books
2
Helios. Antica roma, statue dall'esquilino, in marmo di carrara, IV secolo dc, helios, IN 623
Antica roma, statue dall'esquilino, in marmo di carrara, IV secolo dc, helios, IN 623 · Francesco BiniImage source CC BY-SA 4.0

Mentions in the Iliad

A. T. Murray, Loeb Classical Library, Harvard University Press, 1924 · Homer, Iliad with an English Translation · CC BY-SA 3.0 US

“and have joy neither in the rays of Helios Hyperion nor in any breeze, but deep Tartarus is round about them. Though thou shouldst fare even thither in thy wanderings, yet reck I not of thy wrath, seeing there is naught more shameless than thou. So said he; howbeit white-armed Hera spake no word in answer.”
Il. 8.480–484
“Thither let us go and lay us down, since the couch is thy desire. Then in answer to her spake Zeus, the cloud-gatherer: Hera, fear thou not that any god or man shall behold the thing, with such a cloud shall I enfold thee withal, a cloud of gold. Therethrough might not even Helios discern us twain,”
Il. 14.340–344

Connections

Sister through father · Sources
Sister through father · Sources

Братство или сестринство выведено из общего родителя: Гиперион. Матери и отцы, не указанные в источнике, не предполагаются. Квалификация братства/сестринства: Отдельный внешний источник: Общий отец подтверждён; сведения о матерях неполны. Различие матерей не установлено. Общие родители: Гиперион.

Hesiod, Theogony (H. G. Evelyn-White) · Hesiod, Theogony 371–374

In art

Salix. Plafond-Salon d'Apollon-Versailles. собрание не указано. CC BY 2.5. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3APlafond-Salon_d%27Apollon-Versailles.jpg

Photograph / reproduction: Salix

Photograph / reproduction date: 2007-02-05

Yair-haklai. Helios Apollo. собрание не указано. CC BY-SA 4.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AHelios_Apollo.jpg

Photograph / reproduction: Yair-haklai

Photograph / reproduction date: 2023-09-28 09:07:43

John Flaxman Jr.. OdysseyApollo. собрание не указано. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AOdysseyApollo.png

Photograph / reproduction: John Flaxman Jr.

Photograph / reproduction date: 1810

Henryk Siemiradzki. Аврора (Утренняя заря). National Museum in Warsaw. Public domain. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q24201683

Nicolas Poussin. Helios and Phaeton with Saturn and the Four Seasons. Gemäldegalerie Berlin. Public domain. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q47009515

Zairon. Budapest Széchenyi-Bad Eingangshalle Kuppel 1. собрание не указано. CC BY-SA 3.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ABudapest_Sz%C3%A9chenyi-Bad_Eingangshalle_Kuppel_1.JPG

Photograph / reproduction: Zairon

Photograph / reproduction date: 2013-05-10

Zairon. Budapest Széchenyi-Bad Eingangshalle Kuppel 3. собрание не указано. CC BY-SA 3.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ABudapest_Sz%C3%A9chenyi-Bad_Eingangshalle_Kuppel_3.JPG

Photograph / reproduction: Zairon

Photograph / reproduction date: 2013-05-10

See all 81

Sources and verification

The character is matched to the catalogue.

Wikidata Q134270

Reference material remains distinct from the poem’s assertions. Characters who share a name retain separate pages.