Who is Helios?
Helios is a Titan, a member of the earlier order of gods and goddesses which preceded the later Olympians. Helios is the god of the sun. His strengths are tirelessness, fiery, and brightness. On the other hand, his weakness is that his rays can burn. His father is Hyperion and mother is Theia. Helios is married to Perse, with children of 6: Aeëtes, Circe, Pasiphae, Phaethusa, Phaeton, and Lampeta. Helios is often visualized as a handsome tall man, with a rayed headdress. The rayed headdress represents the sun rays, whom he is the god for. Symbols that represent Helios are the distinctive rayed headdress, his chariot pulled by the four horses Pyrois, Eos, Aethon and Phlegon, the whip he drives them with, and a globe. Helios is born from a golden palace beneath the sea. He is supposed to rise with his chariot everyday to bring daylight. Some of his temples are located on Rhodes Island, pretty much all of Greece. Helios Profile & Fact File; Name: Helios Alternate Names: Helius or Sol (Roman counterpart) Role & Function: The function of Helios is described as being the god of the sun Status: A god in the second dynasty of Titans Gender: Male Name of Consorts: The names of the lovers of Helios were Aegle, Rhode, Clymene and Perseis Name of Father: Hyperion Name of Mother: Theia Names of Brothers: None Names of Sisters: Eos and Selene Names of Children: The Three Graces (aka Charites), Phaethon, Pasiphae, Aeetes, Circe, the Heliadae, Electryone and the Heliades |