Phoebus
Americannoun
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Classical Mythology. Apollo as the sun god.
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Literary. the sun personified.
noun
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Also called: Phoebus Apollo. Greek myth Apollo as the sun god
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poetic a personification of the sun
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Etymology
Origin of Phoebus
First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English Febus, Phebus, from Latin Phoebus, from Greek phoîbos “shining, radiant, bright,” used in Homer as epithet and name for Apollo; further origin uncertain
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The Koller auction house in Zurich identified the new owner as The Phoebus Foundation, which is backed by the engineering and logistics conglomerate Katoen Natie-Indaver.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 21, 2023
This show, a collaboration with the Belgium-based Phoebus Foundation, offers a look at Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque paintings from the Southern Netherlands from the 15th through 17th centuries.
From New York Times ● Oct. 22, 2022
Why were Phoebus Levene’s discoveries important to our current understanding of DNA?
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
Christopher Columbus Kraft Jr. was born in Phoebus, Va., now part of the city of Hampton, on Feb. 28, 1924.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 22, 2019
Then the priest prayed to the mighty god he served and Phoebus Apollo heard him.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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