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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun The sun god, son of Hyperion, depicted as driving his chariot across the sky from east to west daily.

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  • proper noun Greek mythology The god of the Sun; son of Hyperion and Theia, brother of Selene and Eos, father of Phaeton amongst others. His Roman counterpart is Sol.

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  • noun (Greek mythology) ancient god of the sun; drove his chariot across the sky each day; identified with Roman Sol

Etymologies

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From Ancient Greek Ἥλιος (Hēlios), from ἥλιος (hēlios, "sun").

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