(Ὑπερίων; Hyperíōn; on the etymology [1]). In the tradition of Hesiod one of the Titans, who with his sister Theia fathers the gods of light Helios ( Sol), Selene and Eos (Hes. Theog. 134; 371-374; Apollod. 1,2,8). Opinions are divided on his participation in the titanomachy (schol. Hom. Il. 14,274 Dindorf contra Serv. Aen. 6,580). In Homer, however, H. is an epithet (Hom. Od. 1,8) as well as an independent term for Helios (Hom. Il. 19,398, but especially in Roman poetry: e.g. Ov. Met. 8,565; Stat. Theb. 3,35). H. is th…
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Walde, Christine (Basle), “Hyperion”, in: Brill’s New Pauly, Antiquity volumes edited by: Hubert Cancik and , Helmuth Schneider, English Edition by: Christine F. Salazar, Classical Tradition volumes edited by: Manfred Landfester, English Edition by: Francis G. Gentry. Consulted online on 28 March 2024 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1574-9347_bnp_e519750>
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