His image has been identified in several examples of Greek pottery dating to the 5th and 6th centuries BC. His chariot is drawn by four winged horses, or sometimes dragons, and he is sometimes accompanied by one or both of his sisters. Usually the sun god is shown riding his golden chariot at the edge or in the background of someone elseвЂ™s scene. Found during the excavations lead by Heinrich Schliemann in 1872, now in the Pergamon-Museum in Berlin, Germany. Between the first quarter of the 3rd century BC and 390 BC. From the North-West pediment of the temple of Athena in Ilion (Troy). Relief showing Helios, sun god in the Greco-Roman mythology. Bright rays beam dazzlingly from him, and his bright locks streaming from the temples of his head gracefully enclose his far-seen face: a rich, fine-spun garment glows upon his body and flutters in the wind: and stallions carry him.вЂќ вЂњAs he rides in his chariot, he shines upon men and deathless gods, and piercingly he gazes with his eyes from his golden helmet. The poet who authored the 31st Homeric Hymn presents a beautiful description of the sun deityвЂ™s appearance in artwork: A simpler Greek symbol for Helios is a large haloed eye. His piercing eyes reflect the legends of his all-seeing gaze and heвЂ™s clothed in a garment fit for a god. HeвЂ™s generally depicted as a young man wearing a crown of the sunвЂ™s rays, or with bright, curly hair. Helios appeared in all kinds of Greek art. Helios in Art вЂ“ How Did the Ancients Depict the Greek Sun God? Two of his nymph daughters, Lampetia and Phaethusa, were in charge of overseeing his cattle on Thrinacia. Three of the main cities, Ialysos, Cameiros, and Lindos, are said to be named for three of his sons.

These sons were said to have been smarter and stronger than any other men and soon became the rulers of Rhodes. With Rhode Helios had seven sons, the Heliadae, and a daughter named Electryone. вЂ Helios and Phaeton with Saturn and the Four SeasonsвЂ™ (1635) by Nicola Poussin. Phaethon was his son born from HeliosвЂ™ relation with Clymene and he had three (or five) daughters with her, known collectively as the Heliades.

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His two sons with Perseis were King Aietes (Aeete) of Kolchis (Colchis) and King Perses of Persia. His daughters with Persis include the famed sorceresses Circe, a lover to Odysseus, and Pasiphae, King Minos of CreteвЂ™s wife. His lovers include the Oceanids Perseis (whom some sources call his wife) and Clymene as well as the nymphs Crete and Rhodes. вЂHelios as Personification of MiddayвЂ™ (1765) by Anton Raphael Mengs. He was born/created in what is called the Golden Age of Greek Mythology and was responsible for bringing light to the world as the god of the sun. His sisters were Selene (the Moon) and Eos (Dawn). HeliosвЂ™ parents were the Titans Hyperion, god of light, and Theia, goddess of sight. Titans, Nymphs, Kings, and Oceanids: HeliosвЂ™ Extensive Family He appeared in artwork riding his horse-drawn chariot across the sky and was a firsthand witness to several major events in the lives of other gods and goddesses, but Helios generally seemed to pass along in the background, seeing everything going on both on earth and in the heavens as he made sure to follow his daily routine. Until his role was usurped by a newer god, Helios was the deity of the life-giving, season-changing sun. An unpunished second-generation Titan of Greek myth, Helios was a deity who was important, but not always recognized for his powers.

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