Helios
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- proper noun
- /ˈhiːliəs/
- Literature
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Helios
- The ancient Greeks believed that Helios brought light and warmth to the earth.
- Helios, the sun
- god Helios
- Helios, the Greek
So Helio meaning the sun is in Helios, the sun God in Greek.
- So Helio meaning the sun is in Helios, the sun God in Greek.
- So he says that when Helios begs from you, you don't actually say that, but you say he demands back what belongs to him.
Examples
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Where now, as our wise men say, only a soulless ball of fire rotates; Helios, in quiet majesty, once guided his golden chariot.
Academic text (2003) -
In Greek mythology, Helios is the sun god who drives his chariot across the sky each day.
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Helios is Greek for Sun; it was first discovered in the Sun's spectrum, and only years later found on Earth.
Academic text (1993) -
To the Greeks, he was the Titan, Helios, who rose each morning in his golden house, donned A shimmering crown, and drove his winged steeds over the ark of heaven.
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Many stories depict Helios as a powerful deity watching over the world from the heavens.
Synonyms
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A god who stands for the sun in religion and stories
Surface Forms
Etymology
Helios comes from the ancient Greek hēlios, which means 'sun', and was the name of the sun god who drove a chariot across the sky. That's why the English root heli- appears in words like helium or heliocentric, showing their link to the 'sun'.