Editing Helios (section)

=== Epithets ===
[[File:0 Alexander-Helios Capitolini (1).JPG|thumb|right|250px|Bust of [[Alexander the Great]] as an [[eidolon]] of Helios (''[[Musei Capitolini]]'').]]

The Greek sun god had various bynames or epithets, which over time in some cases came to be considered separate deities associated with the Sun. Among these are:

'''Acamas''' ({{IPAc-en|ɑː|ˈ|k|ɑː|m|ɑː|s|}}; {{respell|ah|KAH|mahss}}; {{lang|grc|{{math|Άκάμας}} }}, "Akàmas"), meaning "tireless, unwearying", as he repeats his never-ending routine day after day without cease.

'''[[Apollo]]''' ({{IPAc-en|ə|ˈ|p|ɒ|l|ə|ʊ|}}; {{respell|ə|POL|oh}}; {{lang|grc|{{math|Ἀπόλλων}} }}, "Apóllōn") here understood to mean "destroyer", the sun as a more destructive force.<ref name=":frag" />

'''Callilampetes''' ({{IPAc-en|k|ə|ˌ|l|iː|l|æ|m|ˈ|p|ɛ|t|iː|z}}; {{respell|kə|LEE|lam|PET|eez}}; {{lang|grc|{{math|Καλλιλαμπέτης}} }}, "Kallilampétēs"), "he who glows lovely".<ref>Roscher, p. [https://books.google.com/books?id=OmvXAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA927 927]</ref>

'''Elasippus''' ({{IPAc-en|ɛ|l|ˈ|æ|s|ɪ|p|ə|s}}; {{respell|el|AH|sip|əss}}; {{lang|grc|{{math|Ἐλάσιππος}} }}, "Elásippos"), meaning "horse-driving".<ref>''[[A Greek-English Lexicon]]'' s.v. [https://www.lsj.gr/wiki/ελάσιππος {{math|ἐλάσιππος}}]</ref>

'''Elector''' ({{IPAc-en|ə|ˈ|l|ɛ|k|t|ər}}; {{respell|ə|LEK|tər}}; {{lang|grc|{{math|Ἠλέκτωρ}} }}, "Ēléktōr") of uncertain derivation (compare ''[[Electra]]''), often translated as "beaming" or "radiant", especially in the combination ''Ēlektōr Hyperiōn''.<ref>[[Homer]], ''[[Iliad]]'' [https://topostext.org/work/2#19.395 19.398]</ref>

'''Eleutherius''' ({{IPAc-en|iː|ˈ|lj|uː|θ|ər|i|ə|s}}; {{respell|ee|LOO|thər|ee|əs}}; {{lang|grc|{{math|Ἐλευθέριος}} }}, "Eleuthérios) "the liberator", epithet under which he was worshipped in [[Troezen]] in [[Argolis]],<ref name=":2315">[[Pausanias (geographer)|Pausanias]], ''Description of Greece'' [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Paus.+2.31.5&fromdoc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0160 2.31.5]</ref> also shared with [[Dionysus]] and [[Eros]].

'''Hagnus''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|h|æ|g|n|ə|s}}; {{respell|HAG|nəs}}; {{lang|grc|{{math|Ἁγνός}} }}, Hagnós), meaning "pure", "sacred" or "purifying."<ref name=":pin7"/>

'''Hecatus''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|h|ɛ|k|ə|t|ə|s|}}; {{respell|HEK|ə|təs}}; {{lang|grc|{{math|Ἕκατος}} }}, "Hékatos"), "from afar," also '''Hecatebolus''' ({{IPAc-en|h|ɛ|k|ə|ˈ|t|ɛ|b|ə|ʊ|l|ə|s|}}; {{respell|hek|ə|TEB|əʊ|ləs}}; {{lang|grc|{{math|Ἑκατήβολος}} }}, "Hekatḗbolos")  "the far-shooter", i.e. the sun's rays considered as arrows.<ref>Usener, p. [https://books.google.com/books?id=kUI1Et8ehfAC&pg=PA261 261]</ref>

'''Horotrophus''' ({{IPAc-en|h|ɔːr|ˈ|ɔː|t|r|ɔː|f|ə|s|}}; {{respell|hor|OT|roff|əss}}; {{lang|grc|{{math|Ὡροτρόφος}}}}, "Hо̄rotróphos"), "nurturer of the Seasons/Hours", in combination with ''[[kouros]]'', "youth".<ref>''[[A Greek-English Lexicon]]'' s.v. [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0057%3Aalphabetic+letter%3D*w%3Aentry+group%3D8%3Aentry%3Dw%28rotro%2Ffos ὡροτρόφος]</ref>

'''[[Hyperion (Titan)|Hyperion]]''' ({{IPAc-en|h|aɪ|ˈ|p|ɪər|i|ə|n}}; {{respell|hy|PEER|ree|ən}}; {{lang|grc|{{math|Ὑπερίων}} }}, "Hyperíōn") and '''Hyperionides''' ({{IPAc-en|h|aɪ|ˌ|p|ɪər|i|ə|ˈ|n|aɪ|d|iː|z|}}; {{respell|hy|PEER|ee|ə|NY|deez}}; {{lang|grc|{{math|Ὑπεριονίδης}} }}, "Hyperionídēs"), "superus, high up" and "son of Hyperion" respectively, the sun as the one who is above,<ref>[[Hesychius of Alexandria]] s. v. [https://archive.org/details/hesychiialexand00schmgoog/page/n807/mode/2up?view=theater {{mvar|ὑπερίων}}]</ref> and also the name of his father.

'''Isodaetes''' ({{IPAc-en|ˌ|aɪ|s|ə|ˈ|d|eɪ|t|iː|z|}}; {{respell|EYE|sə|DAY|teez}}; {{lang|grc|{{math|Ἰσοδαίτης}} }}, "Isodaítēs"), literally "he that distributes equal portions", cult epithet also shared with Dionysus.<ref>Versnel, p. [https://books.google.com/books?id=1el5DwAAQBAJ&pg=PA119 119], especially note 93.</ref>

'''[[Paean (god)|Paean]]''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|p|iː|ə|n}} {{respell|PEE|ən}}; {{lang|grc|{{math|Παιάν}} }}, ''Paiān''), physician, healer, a healing god and an epithet of Apollo and [[Asclepius]].<ref>See [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0057%3Aentry%3D*paia%2Fn παιών ] in [[LSJ]]</ref>

'''Panoptes''' ({{IPAc-en|p|æ|ˈ|n|ɒ|p|t|iː|s|}}; {{respell|pan|OP|tees}}; {{lang|grc|{{math|Πανόπτης}} }}, "Panóptēs") "all-seeing" and '''Pantepoptes''' ({{IPAc-en|p|æ|n|t|ɛ|ˈ|p|ɒ|p|t|iː|s|}}; {{respell|pan|tep|OP|tees}}; {{lang|grc|{{math|Παντεπόπτης}} }}, "Pantepóptēs") "all-supervising", as the one who witnessed everything that happened on earth.

'''Pasiphaes''' ({{IPAc-en|p|ə|ˈ|s|ɪ|f|i|iː|s}}; {{respell|pah|SIF|ee|eess}}; {{lang|grc|{{math|Πασιφαής}} }}, "Pasiphaḗs"), "all-shining", also the name of one of his daughters.<ref name=":walt">Walton, p. [https://books.google.com/books?id=wc8NAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA34 34]</ref>

'''Patrius''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|p|æ|t|r|i|ə|s}}; {{respell|PAT|ree|əs}}; {{lang|grc|{{math|Πάτριος}} }}, "Pátrios") "of the fathers, ancestral", related to his role as primogenitor of royal lines in several places.<ref name="farob"/>

'''[[Phaethon]]''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|f|eɪ|θ|ən}}; {{respell|FAY|thən}}; {{lang|grc|{{math|Φαέθων}} }}, "Phaéthōn") "the radiant", "the shining", also the name of his son and [[Phaethusa|daughter]].

'''Phasimbrotus''' ({{IPAc-en|ˌ|f|æ|s|ɪ|m|ˈ|b|r|ɒ|t|ə|s}}; {{respell|FASS|im|BROT|əs}}; {{lang|grc|{{math|Φασίμβροτος}} }}, "Phasímbrotos") "he who sheds light to the mortals", the sun.

'''Philonamatus''' ({{IPAc-en|ˌ|f|ɪ|l|oʊ|ˈ|n|æ|m|ə|t|ə|s|}}; {{respell|FIL|oh|NAM|ə|təs}}; {{lang|grc|{{math|Φιλονάματος}} }}, "Philonámatos") "water-loving", a reference to him rising from and setting in the ocean.<ref>''[[Orphic Hymn]] 8 to the Sun'' [https://books.google.com/books?id=iaEIvzlc41QC&pg=PA8 16]</ref>

'''Phoebus''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|f|iː|b|ə|s}} {{respell|FEE|bəs}}; {{lang|grc|{{math|Φοῖβος}} }}, ''Phoîbos''), literally "bright", several Roman authors applied Apollo's byname to their sun god Sol.

'''[[Sirius (mythology)|Sirius]]''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|s|ɪ|r|ɪ|ə|s}}; {{respell|SEE|ree|əss}}; {{lang|grc|{{math|Σείριος}} }}, "Seírios") literally meaning "scorching", and also the name of the [[Sirius|Dog Star]].<ref>[[Archilochus]] [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.233244/page/128/mode/2up?view=theater 61.3]; [[Scholia]] on [[Euripides]]' ''[[Hecuba (play)|Hecuba]]'' [https://books.google.com/books?id=6wU-AAAAcAAJ&pg=PA484 1103]</ref><ref name=":dig138">Diggle p. [https://archive.org/details/euripidesphaetho0000digg/page/138/mode/2up?view=theater 138]</ref>

'''[[Soter]]''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|s|oʊ|t|ər}}; {{respell|SOH|tər}}; {{lang|grc|{{math|Σωτὴρ}} }}, "Sōtḗr") "the saviour", epithet under which he was worshipped in [[Megalopolis, Greece|Megalopolis]], [[Arcadia (region)|Arcadia]].<ref>[[Pausanias (geographer)|Pausanias]], ''Description of Greece'' [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Paus.+8.31.7&fromdoc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0160 8.31.7]</ref>

'''[[Terpsimbrotos|Terpsimbrotus]]''' ({{IPAc-en|ˌ|t|ɜːr|p|s|ɪ|m|ˈ|b|r|ɒ|t|ə|s}}; {{respell|TURP|sim|BROT|əs}}; {{lang|grc|{{math|Τερψίμβροτος}} }}, "Terpsímbrotos") "he who gladdens mortals", with his warm, life-giving beams.

'''Titan''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|t|aɪ|t|ən}}; {{respell|TY|tən}}; {{lang|grc|{{math|Τιτάν}} }}, "Titán"), possibly connected to ''τιτώ'' meaning "day" and thus "god of the day".<ref>See [https://lsj.gr/wiki/%CF%84%CE%B9%CF%84%CF%8E τιτώ] and [https://lsj.gr/wiki/%CE%A4%CE%B9%CF%84%CE%AC%CE%BD#Greek_Monolingual Τιτάν] in [[A Greek–English Lexicon|LSJ]]</ref>

Whether Apollo's epithets ''Aegletes'' and ''Asgelatas'' in the island of [[Anafi|Anaphe]], both connected to light, were borrowed from epithets of Helios either directly or indirectly is hard to say.<ref name=":walt"/>