Phoebus
An epithet and synonym for HeliosAn epithet and synonym for Helios; Phoebus Helios.
» "What does Phoebus mean?" "It's a Latin word that means sun."
Meaning
2 senses(Greek)An epithet and synonym for Helios; Phoebus Helios.
(Greek, Roman)An epithet and synonym for Apollo; Phoebus Apollo.
ФебFeb
Examples
4 sentences"What does Phoebus mean?" "It's a Latin word that means sun."
"Fear not this famine – 'tis an empty scare; / the Fates will find a way, and Phoebus hear thy prayer."
"Ah! who listened or obeyed? / Who dreamed that Teucrians should Hesperia gain? / Yield we to Phoebus now, nor wisdom's words disdain."
This fruit, maiden, was produced and cherished by the Hours; Phoebus matured it with his beams, and Fortune has preserved it.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English Phebus, from Latin Phoebus, from Ancient Greek Φοῖβος (Phoîbos).From Middle English Phebus, from Latin Phoebus, from Ancient Greek Φοῖβος (Phoîbos).
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