Helios

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Helios is the god of the sun. He is a immortal. Every day, Helios gets into his chariot and rides his four horses around the world. According to Greek mythology, when you look at the sun, you are actually looking at Helios ride around the earth. Helios has sun cattle, which no one is allowed to kill. If someone does kill or eat them, Helios will punish them. Once, Helios’ cattle  were  eaten by Odysseus's sailors that were very hungry, so Helios threatened Zeus to shine light into the underworld, unless he was to strike their ship with lightning and a storm, killing them. So, Zeus did. Helios wears purple robes, and a golden helmet, symbolizing the sun’s rays. Helios lives near the Okeanos River in the east. Although Helios can see everything from the sky, he is not very observant. When people believe crimes have been done, they call upon Helios, because he can see everything. Unfortunatly, he can't recall anything.

Helios had 6 well known children, and 5 wives. His Siblings were Selene and Eos, his father was Hyproin, and his mother was Theia or Euryphaessa. Helios also had an impact on 2012. There is a solar powered plane called the Helios. This makes sense because solar panels use sunlight, and Helios is the sun.



media type="youtube" key="hzE4Vg0b7HQ" height="315" width="420" align="right" One well known Helios myth is about Helios’ daily routine. It takes place on earth. Characters that are involved in the story are Helios, His four horses, and His five daughters called Heliades. The Heliades always waited for Helios to come back, after his journey. Every day, Helios rides his golden chariot up to the top of the sky, and then his horses can see their home, and go down to it. Because Helios’ chariot is so bright, not a single mortal can look at it without being blinded.

The best known story with Helios is about Phaeton >

Helios is a titan.

Helios threatened Zeus to shine light into the underworld.

Helios is also known as Hyperion

He rides around the sky in his chariot every day.

Helios has 4 horses named Acos, Pyrois, Aethon, and Phlegon.

His roman name is Sol.

He is mistaken for Apollo, but Apollo is an Olympian

Some men killed the cattle of Helios and were punished.

Many people fallowed Helios in a cult

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