Bright eye, that round the world incessant flies, doomed with fair fulgid rays to set and rise dispensing justice, lover of the stream, the world's great master, and over all supreme. Immortal Zeus, flute-playing, bearing light, source of existence, pure and fiery bright bearer of fruit, almighty lord or years, agile and warm, whom every power reveres. Father of ages, guide of prosperous deeds, the world's commander, borne by lucid steeds. With various-sounding golden lyre 'tis thine to fill the world with harmony divine. Agile and vigorous, venerable Sun, fiery and bright around the heavens you run, foe to the wicked, but the good man's guide, over all his steps propitious you preside. With thy right hand the source of morning light, and with thy left the father of the night. Native, unwearied in diffusing light, and to all eyes the object of delight: Lord of the seasons, beaming light from far, sonorous, dancing in thy four-yoked car. Hear, golden Titan, whose eternal eye with matchless sight illumines all the sky. "To Helios (Sun), Fumigation from Frankincense and Manna. And now that I have begun with you, I will celebrate the race of mortal men half-divine whose deeds the Mousai (Muses) have showed to mankind." II. Hail to you, lord! Freely bestow on me substance that cheers the heart. Then, when he has stayed his golden-yoked chariot and horses, he rests there upon the highest point of heaven, until he marvellously drives them down again through heaven to Okeanos (Ocean-Stream). Bright rays beam dazzlingly from him, and his bright locks streaming form 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. His chariot, he shines upon men and deathless gods, and piercingly he gazes with his eyes from his golden helmet. For Hyperion wedded glorious Euryphaessa, his own sister, who bare him lovely children, rosy-armed Eos (the Dawn) and rich-tressed Selene (the Moon) and tireless Helios (the Sun) who is like the deathless gods.
"And now, O Mousa Kalliope (Muse Calliope), daughter of Zeus, begin to sing of glowing Helios (the Sun) whom mild-eyed Euryphaessa (Wide Shining), the far-shining one, bare to the son of Gaia (Gaea, the Earth) and starry Ouranos (Uranus, the Heaven). Evelyn-White) (Greek epic C7th - 4th B.C.) : This page contains descriptions of the god's divine functions.ĬLASSICAL LITERATURE QUOTES HYMNS TO HELIUS THE SUN I. HELIOS was the Titan-god of the sun who presided over the various facets of the heavenly body, from the measurement and divisions of the day, year and the seasons, to the powers of heat and fire, and the gift of sight. Sol Helius, Nyx and Eos, Athenian black-figure lekythos C5th B.C., Metropolitan Museum of Art
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