Gender Masculine
Usage Greek Mythology
Scripts Ἥλιος(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced Pron. /hɛ̌ː.li.os/(Classical Greek) /ˈhi.li.ɑs/(American English) /ˈhiː.li.ɒs/(British English) /ˈhiː.li.əs/(English) [key·simplify]
Meaning & History
Means "sun" in Greek. This was the name of the young Greek sun god, a Titan, who rode across the sky each day in a chariot pulled by four horses. His sister was the moon goddess Selene.