Helios

[ hee-lee-os ]

/ ˈhi liˌɒs /

noun

the ancient Greek god of the sun, represented as driving a chariot across the heavens; identified by the Romans with Sol.

Definition for helios (2 of 2)

helio

[ hee-lee-oh ]

/ ˈhi liˌoʊ /

noun, plural he·li·os. Informal.

a heliogram.

a heliograph.

Origin of helio

by shortening

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Examples from the Web for helios

The clearest precursor of this scenario was Helios Airways Flight 522 flying from Cyprus to Athens in August 2005.
The Flight 370 Zombie Theory Rises From the Dead|Clive Irving|June 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Helios saw the brave youth and knew that it was Phaethon, his son.
Nature Myths and Stories for Little Children|Flora J. Cooke
The fact that their eponymus is said to have been the son of Helios and Ge points to a very early settlement in the district.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7|Various
At the same time, it records its belief that four-fifths of the dnouement was due to Helios.
When Ghost Meets Ghost|William Frend De Morgan

Demeter entering upbraids them in a choric scene and describes her search for Persephone until she learnt her fate from Helios.
The Poetical Works of Robert Bridges|Robert Bridges
Nevertheless, the Greeks no more identified the god Helios with the sun than they did Zeus himself with thunder and lightning.
Elements of Folk Psychology|Wilhelm Wundt

British Dictionary definitions for helios

Helios

/ (ˈhiːlɪˌɒs) /

noun

Greek myth the god of the sun, who drove his chariot daily across the skyRoman counterpart: Sol

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