Helios

American  

[hee-lee-os, ‐-ohs] / ˈhi liˌɒs, ‐ˌoʊs /

noun

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

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Helios British  

/ ˈhiːlɪˌɒs /

noun

1. Roman counterpart: Sol.  Greek myth the god of the sun, who drove his chariot daily across the sky

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Etymology

Origin of Helios

First recorded in 1640–50; sun ( def. )

Example Sentences

Mr. Martin-Rayo is CEO of Helios AI, a commodity intelligence software company.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

Helios, the most advanced quantum computer ever built, manipulates them with lasers to solve complex questions that would take conventional machines centuries.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

The social-media giant will also deploy AMD’s sixth-generation Epyc central processing units and first-ever rack-scale system, Helios, through the partnership, AMD CEO Lisa Su said in a statement.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 24, 2026

"He's the horse of a lifetime," said Purton after coming home a scarcely believable three-and-a-half lengths clear of Helios Express and fellow group One winner Lucky Sweynesse.

From Barron's • Feb. 22, 2026

To get started, she had Mark Antony arrange the marriage of their son Alexander Helios to the daughter of the Armenian king.

From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby