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Helios – Mythopedia 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 represented the sun’s daily journey across the sky
Phaethon – Mythopedia 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 immense damage to the earth and ultimately falling to his death
Hyperion – Mythopedia Hyperion was a Greek Titan who, along with most of his siblings, fought for the right to rule the cosmos but lost to the Olympians Rarely mentioned in myths, he is best known for fathering the gods of the sun, moon, and dawn
Theia – Mythopedia Theia was one of the Greek Titans who fought against the Olympians in their celestial war, the Titanomachy She married her brother Hyperion and eventually gave birth to the gods of the sun, the moon, and the dawn
Selene – Mythopedia Selene, daughter of Hyperion and Theia, was the personification of the moon and a goddess of the night The love of her life was the handsome Endymion, who became Selene’s eternally slumbering consort
Homeric Hymns: 31. To Helius (Full Text) - Mythopedia TO HELIOS (1–19) And now, O Muse Calliope, daughter of Zeus, begin to sing of glowing Helios whom mild-eyed Euryphaessa, the far- shining one, bare to the Son of Earth and starry Heaven For Hyperion wedded glorious Euryphaessa, his own sister, who bare him lovely children, rosy-armed Eos and rich-tressed Selene and tireless Helios who is like the deathless gods As he rides in his chariot
Eos – Mythopedia Eos, daughter of Hyperion and Theia, was the goddess of the dawn; she rode her chariot across the sky at the beginning of each day, dispersing the night Eos took many mortal lovers, including the handsome prince Tithonus, whom she inadvertently doomed to a terrible fate
Circe – Mythopedia 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 adventures of several Greek heroes, including the Argonauts and later Odysseus
Medea – Mythopedia Medea was the daughter of Aeetes, the king of Colchis, and a highly skilled witch When Jason and the Argonauts came to her homeland to steal the Golden Fleece, she fell in love with Jason and sacrificed everything to help him
Aeetes – Mythopedia Aeetes—powerful, proud, and paranoid son of Helios—was the ruler of the city of Colchis He is best remembered for owning the famous Golden Fleece, which he jealously guarded until it was stolen by Jason and the Argonauts