Phoebus
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| + | '''Phoebus''' is the [[Latin]] form of [[classical Greek|Greek]] ''Phoibos'' (Φοῖβος) "Shining-one", a byname used in classical [[Greek mythology|mythology]] for either the god [[Apollo]] or the [[Helios|sun]]. | ||
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| + | Under the modern Greek spelling '''Phevos''' or Phivos (pronounced "Fivos") and [[Athena and Phevos|paired]] with [[Athena]], he was a mascot of the [[2004 Summer Olympics]] in [[Athens]]. | ||
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| + | Classical Latin poets also used ''Phoebus'' as a byname for the sun-god, whence common references in later European poetry to Phoebus and his "[[To His Coy Mistress|winged chariot]]" as a metaphor for the sun. | ||
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| + | In mythological texts the sun-god and Apollo are not otherwise confused or identified. For example, in [[Ovid]]'s ''[[Metamorphoses]]'' the hero [[Phaëton]] is son of Phoebus the sun-god, not son of Phoebus Apollo. | ||
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Phoebus is the Latin form of Greek Phoibos (Φοῖβος) "Shining-one", a byname used in classical mythology for either the god Apollo or the sun.
Under the modern Greek spelling Phevos or Phivos (pronounced "Fivos") and paired with Athena, he was a mascot of the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.
Classical Latin poets also used Phoebus as a byname for the sun-god, whence common references in later European poetry to Phoebus and his "winged chariot" as a metaphor for the sun.
In mythological texts the sun-god and Apollo are not otherwise confused or identified. For example, in Ovid's Metamorphoses the hero Phaëton is son of Phoebus the sun-god, not son of Phoebus Apollo.
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