He's also the father of Circe, Pasiphaë, and Aeëtes, and grandfather to Medea, Ariadne, Phaedra, and the Minotaur. In other words, the Sun himself sired 3 sorceress, the King of Colchis and ex-guardian of the Golden Fleece, the tragic Queen of Athens, and Dionysus' wife who later ascended as the goddess of mazes. Talk about a family!
It probably should also be mentioned that Helios was the father of Circe the witch, and pasiphae ( mother of the Minotaur) among others, and his was one of the 3000 Oceanids.
Wow, me 2 i want to learn more about hecatoncheires , i think its a monster with 100 hands , Im Greek and i guess that it means something with 100 hands xd, hundred= ekato + heria (χέρια) =hands -------> ekato heria
Helios is a god not the literal Sun. The reason why the Sahara desert was created is because he let his mortal son rode the chariot of the Sun. Also he is the father and grandfather of well known figures in Greek Mythology i.e. Circe and Medusa respectively. It is impossible to reduced him into an object or personified object as his character as a god has already been established.
Helios also rescued his granddaughter Medea from an enraged Jason after the former murdered their two sons out of spite when Jason left her for the princess of Corinth.
I’m not sure he was obscured by Apollon. The Greek word for the sun itself, in the present day, is ‘ilios’ which is the modern form of helios. If he had been replaced or obscured in people’s minds, we’d be calling it something else instead (like Apollon).
True It is because in the original myths, Apollon was never the Sun God. He was Only the God of Light, Music, Arts, Prophecy, Truth, Medicine, Archery, Beauty and Sports The Romans Who Confused and Changed the Myths , saying that Apollo was the God of the Sun
1:07 Wow! That was very bright light the sun light. This is good story about Helios. I can see Persephone was carry by Hades and Aphrodite sleeping with Ares. 1:56 They made statue of Helios and Apollo are totally amazing. I wonder they can make statue of hero in history to the bright future for humanity.
So in my story, I recount Helios as being the second Hyperion, “Hyperion” being the title of the immortal who reigns as the god of the sun. In my narrative, Apollo was installed by Zeus to take up this mantle in place of the Titan Helios. I just felt it was better than being confused about whether his name is Hyperion or Helios lol
No, Zeus never put Apollon in the place of Helios. There is not story of that happening, because it never happened. Helios was one of Zeus greatest allies, why would he replace him? Zeus respected Helios, just look at the Odyssey and Phaeton story. Hyperion is Helios father. The Odyssey calls Helios "Hyperion" and "Hyperion son" at the same time. So Hyperion is the name of the father of Helios, but is also a name given to Helios sometimes. Hyperion was locked in Tartarus, the context of Theogony and the Bibliotheca puts him in Tartarus with the other titans. Helios however is one Zeus greatest allies and he is never locked in Tartarus.
@@FionaBatNoachthat is a modern title. Hyperion name means "the one above", and he has no role in mythology beside being the father of Helios, Selene and Eos. The Bibliotheca says that he also participated in the castration of Ouranos, and thus was trapped in Tartarus. But beside this we dont have much more on him.
Selene is the name of Helios-Sister. And he hat four more siblings. Eos, the goddess of the dawn, Titan, the god of the sun-watch and his mother did have two son's with Okeanos. Two monkey-deities.
in Percy Jackson, Apollo stated that he and Artemis ultimately replaced Helios and Selene as the Sun and Moon deities, because people worshipped them more than they did Helios and Selene, so Helios and Selene faded away into oblivion due to lack of faith in their existence however, it was noted that they still had demigod descendants to carry on their bloodline Apollo later encountered the spirit of Helios on the Burning Labyrinth, and managed to lay Helios to rest again
@@firxanza5172 I love percy Jackson exept that part. They dont seem to get how important Helios or some other gods to ancient greeks and romans. They only focus on 12 gods. But in history. Helios is more than old god. He has even more story than Hestia.
Cronus and Chronos are often identified as the same deity or rather confused with each other, but the usurped Titan is originally more of a harvest god (and he had it coming for devouring his own children). Technically Chronos remains the father of time & is also neutral.
Btw, year mean ' chronos ' too and many years '= chronia ' , time it's not only 'chronos' but means ' ora (ώρα)= hour ' we say ' what 'ora' = time is it and happy new year '= chronos Time and year = chronos/ and hour = ora (ώρα)
Helios and Oceanus were never neutral. Helios was one of Zeus greatest allie. And Oceanus sent his daughters Metis and Styx to help Zeus. They were not neutral.
Thank you! Finally someone said it. Even though there isn't much very known stories about her (well except Her and Endymion's love), she's one of my favourite godesses
the most famous story surrounding Selene is the crazy love story of her and a handsome mortal shepherd named Endymion this story eventually got adapted into Sailor Moon
He was born before Apollo, but both are simultaneos. Apollo is there with his music, medicine and prophecy, and Helios being the sun, no problem to find here.
Guys I will try to explain (the way I understood) In the most ancient period, Helios was the god of the sun, and Apollo was the god of a bunch of stuff. They had no relation to each other. However, with the passage of time, the cult of Apollo increased. Apollo means "The Shining One", so Greek people began to associate him with The Sun, only in a figurative rather than a literal sense. For example, Apollo was the God of Light, he represents the Light of Knowledge, Truth, Reflection and Prophecy To better represent this, the People ended up associating Apollo with the Sun, since the Sun was the greatest source of Light that was available at that time. As time went by, the cult of Apollo (and his presence in the stories) only increased, which caused a sudden drop in the cult of Helios. However, these new cults ended up confusing, and interpreted as if Apollo was the god of the Sun (they started to think that Apollo was Literally the Sun), and as Helios was a Titan, he ended up losing popularity very quickly (with the exception of the Island of Rhodes, which maintained the same ancient traditions as the cult of Helios). In short: In the beginning, there were two distinct gods. Apollo began to be associated with the Light of the Sun, in a figurative sense, but the later Greeks ended up confusing and came to believe that Apollo was literally the God of the Sun
He was never replaced. Only in Renascence Europe people started to think Apollo was the sun god because they confused his atributes and titles with Helios. But for greeks and romans, Helios is the sun god.
Your only proof is a video on RUclips? You realise anyone can easily put unsourced material and misinformation online? Also the entire history of the Greek language, and proto-Indo-European for that matter, says otherwise.
Saturn a.k.a. Cronus has nothing to do with the Sun, maybe the primordial god Chronos (Time) which the Orphics also called Heracles - not to be confused with the son of Zeus (equated with the Hebrew strongman Samson i.e. Man of the Sun, and the Sumerian god Marduk i.e. Calf of the Sun) although both are associated with the cycle of the Zodiacs and the Adamantine Harpe which is a modified battle-axe like khopesh (external blade) again not to be confused with the sickle (internal blade) created by Gaia for Cronus (a harvest/agricultural god).
Helios/Sol had *TWO* sisters; Selene/Luna, the Moon goddess, and Eos/Aurora, the dawn goddess.
He's also the father of Circe, Pasiphaë, and Aeëtes, and grandfather to Medea, Ariadne, Phaedra, and the Minotaur.
In other words, the Sun himself sired 3 sorceress, the King of Colchis and ex-guardian of the Golden Fleece, the tragic Queen of Athens, and Dionysus' wife who later ascended as the goddess of mazes. Talk about a family!
The way these mythological stories greatly influenced the world is mind-blowing
It probably should also be mentioned that Helios was the father of Circe the witch, and pasiphae ( mother of the Minotaur) among others, and his was one of the 3000 Oceanids.
Please post more videos about
- Ares of war
- Mars god of war
- Hecatoncheires
Wow, me 2 i want to learn more about hecatoncheires , i think its a monster with 100 hands , Im Greek and i guess that it means something with 100 hands xd, hundred= ekato + heria (χέρια) =hands -------> ekato heria
Dazzling work!! loved the addition of the Colossal statue at the Bode Museum & the Colossus of Rhodes! bravo ηλιο!🌞u are the best👏
Helios has the best job!☀️
I wanna see how Helios & Selene react to Sköll & Hati, the Wolf-Giants who chase the Sun & Moon. 😅
To clear up the confusion of Apollo and Helios:
Apollo is the god of the sun
Helios IS the sun
Helios is a god not the literal Sun. The reason why the Sahara desert was created is because he let his mortal son rode the chariot of the Sun. Also he is the father and grandfather of well known figures in Greek Mythology i.e. Circe and Medusa respectively. It is impossible to reduced him into an object or personified object as his character as a god has already been established.
The Sun is Helios riding a chariot. Apollo does not ride it, so he is not the sun. And Helios obeys Zeus, not Apollo.
Helios also rescued his granddaughter Medea from an enraged Jason after the former murdered their two sons out of spite when Jason left her for the princess of Corinth.
I’m not sure he was obscured by Apollon. The Greek word for the sun itself, in the present day, is ‘ilios’ which is the modern form of helios. If he had been replaced or obscured in people’s minds, we’d be calling it something else instead (like Apollon).
Ilios is star from the base ili. Records from Babylonians speak of a time of the night sun. A star brighter than moon, saturn.
@@free4492 What does this have to do with my comment?
True
It is because in the original myths, Apollon was never the Sun God. He was Only the God of Light, Music, Arts, Prophecy, Truth, Medicine, Archery, Beauty and Sports
The Romans Who Confused and Changed the Myths , saying that Apollo was the God of the Sun
@@Sun-God2 The Romans didn't change the greek beliefs, they simply crafted their own gods from the Greek Gods. So your comment makes no sense.
1:07 Wow! That was very bright light the sun light. This is good story about Helios. I can see Persephone was carry by Hades and Aphrodite sleeping with Ares.
1:56 They made statue of Helios and Apollo are totally amazing. I wonder they can make statue of hero in history to the bright future for humanity.
Awesome and cool! :)
So in my story, I recount Helios as being the second Hyperion, “Hyperion” being the title of the immortal who reigns as the god of the sun. In my narrative, Apollo was installed by Zeus to take up this mantle in place of the Titan Helios.
I just felt it was better than being confused about whether his name is Hyperion or Helios lol
I thought Hyperion was the Titan of Heavenly Light.
@@FionaBatNoach Correct. He doesn't really do much besides exist.
No, Zeus never put Apollon in the place of Helios. There is not story of that happening, because it never happened. Helios was one of Zeus greatest allies, why would he replace him? Zeus respected Helios, just look at the Odyssey and Phaeton story.
Hyperion is Helios father. The Odyssey calls Helios "Hyperion" and "Hyperion son" at the same time. So Hyperion is the name of the father of Helios, but is also a name given to Helios sometimes. Hyperion was locked in Tartarus, the context of Theogony and the Bibliotheca puts him in Tartarus with the other titans. Helios however is one Zeus greatest allies and he is never locked in Tartarus.
@@FionaBatNoachthat is a modern title. Hyperion name means "the one above", and he has no role in mythology beside being the father of Helios, Selene and Eos. The Bibliotheca says that he also participated in the castration of Ouranos, and thus was trapped in Tartarus. But beside this we dont have much more on him.
I hoped that the story of Ganymede the cupbearer of the gods story in comic be next!
Kratos: (grunts) I thought I took his head from his body..Leaving Greece in raining darkness.Time to leave Midgard to Olympus NOW.
Bro🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@mr.t-rose9796 🤣🤣🤣
Gods cannot truly die
Helium 🔥
The sun god brother to Saleen the moon goddess a very power man bring the sun to Greece every day on his flame chariot
Selene is the name of Helios-Sister. And he hat four more siblings. Eos, the goddess of the dawn, Titan, the god of the sun-watch and his mother did have two son's with Okeanos. Two monkey-deities.
Yeah, I really had a hard time understand both Helios and Apollo could coexist. I guess they couldn't really
Search in youtube The first sun. Helios is saturn not yhe sun.
In classical myth, Apollo is god of music and medicine. Never it was stated that he rules over the Sun.
in Percy Jackson, Apollo stated that he and Artemis ultimately replaced Helios and Selene as the Sun and Moon deities, because people worshipped them more than they did Helios and Selene, so Helios and Selene faded away into oblivion due to lack of faith in their existence
however, it was noted that they still had demigod descendants to carry on their bloodline
Apollo later encountered the spirit of Helios on the Burning Labyrinth, and managed to lay Helios to rest again
@@firxanza5172 I love percy Jackson exept that part. They dont seem to get how important Helios or some other gods to ancient greeks and romans. They only focus on 12 gods. But in history. Helios is more than old god. He has even more story than Hestia.
In my Headcanon, Helios is Apollo's mentor.
Helios = Yll (Star) like Hyllini
Selene = Hënë (moon)
Funny how the Titan of Time was usurped but Oceanus and Helios remained neutral
Cronus and Chronos are often identified as the same deity or rather confused with each other, but the usurped Titan is originally more of a harvest god (and he had it coming for devouring his own children). Technically Chronos remains the father of time & is also neutral.
Btw, year mean ' chronos ' too and many years '= chronia ' , time it's not only 'chronos' but means ' ora (ώρα)= hour ' we say ' what 'ora' = time is it and happy new year '= chronos
Time and year = chronos/ and hour = ora (ώρα)
Helios and Oceanus were never neutral. Helios was one of Zeus greatest allie. And Oceanus sent his daughters Metis and Styx to help Zeus. They were not neutral.
@@bondyalianoCronus is not the god of the harvest. He was the god of the Sky, just like Ouranos before him and Zeus after him.
Nice story. Now talk about his sister Selene of the moon 🌕🌙. There aren't any vids on her.
Thank you! Finally someone said it. Even though there isn't much very known stories about her (well except Her and Endymion's love), she's one of my favourite godesses
the most famous story surrounding Selene is the crazy love story of her and a handsome mortal shepherd named Endymion
this story eventually got adapted into Sailor Moon
Very cool!
I learned about helios while reading Madeline Miller's " Circe ".
What's the name of the music in the background, it sounds really good.
Feel the power of the suuunnnn.
*Rage of sparta plays as Aggressively taps L1 and R1*
So this is the god before Apollo
He was born before Apollo, but both are simultaneos. Apollo is there with his music, medicine and prophecy, and Helios being the sun, no problem to find here.
Can you do a video on Selene next?
Greeks while watching the Colossus of Rhodes: "IT'S BEAUTIFUL" 😢
Muslims while watching the Colossus of Rhodes: "IT'S PROFITABLE" 🤑
Helios is Cool☀🔥
Wtb, sun= ήλιος ☀️( helios ) and helium= ήλιο i think its from the same root in Greek language, nice video dude , greetings from Greece !👍
please make a video about Aether
Kratos:ah yes my best torchlight
A major flaw of the games was mistaking Apollo for Helios, Helios as an Elder Titan is waayyyy above Kratos paycheck. He is literally the sun.
@@thehermit8723 yh he's one of the oldest gods(titans) in Greek mythology
@@thehermit8723 Sun or not, he is no match for the power of button mashing and quick time events.
@@CollegeBallYouknow exactly!
@@thehermit8723i agree, in GOW 3 Helios looks like more Apollo than Helios from the Myths
I learned about Helio‘s when I read the Odyssey. That’s when I first learned about him.
Lets bring back the sun worship today!! Viva helios...
🌟 praise Sunbeam 🌟
What about Apollo 🤔
He is the god of music, medicine and prophecy.
So helios is not a son of Zeus but a Titan?
Helios and his twin sister, Selene, and their younger twin sister, Eos (Aurora) were the children of Hyperion and Theia (Titan and Titaness of Light)
These names made the game Horizon Zero Dawn 😉😉
Tbh, Helios seems pretty nice compared to other Greek Gods.
Even hades?
@@anywhere_but_here9546
Hades is nice too
@@anywhere_but_here9546a bit late but didnt he kidnapped persephone?
Suryanarayan 🌞
आदित्यः सविता सूर्यः खगः पूषा गभस्तिमान् ।
सुवर्णसदृशो भानुर्हिरण्यरेतो दिवाकरः ॥ 🙏🏵️☀️
The colossus of Rhodes was build for his honor
Why did Helios and Apollo never interact in any of the Myths?
Thanks!
So helios can spread gossip if he wants 😂
Hail Helios!
... Helios - GOD and gOLD - Number Element 79 - Vesuv 79. We remember - SOL and LOS our fate.😮
I thought Apollo was the sun's GOD in Greek mythology
Rome mythology
Helios is the sun god in greek mythology and Sól is the sun god in roman mythology.
Just a hacker
Helios reminds me of the fiery chariot that God used to Rapture the prophet Elijah into Heaven!😂😂😂
Apollo is Krishna from Hindus, Odin from norse and Horus or Thoth from egyprians
Neferterria
I wonder why the Greeks replaced him with Apollo
Guys I will try to explain (the way I understood) In the most ancient period, Helios was the god of the sun, and Apollo was the god of a bunch of stuff. They had no relation to each other. However, with the passage of time, the cult of Apollo increased. Apollo means "The Shining One", so Greek people began to associate him with The Sun, only in a figurative rather than a literal sense. For example, Apollo was the God of Light, he represents the Light of Knowledge, Truth, Reflection and Prophecy To better represent this, the People ended up associating Apollo with the Sun, since the Sun was the greatest source of Light that was available at that time. As time went by, the cult of Apollo (and his presence in the stories) only increased, which caused a sudden drop in the cult of Helios. However, these new cults ended up confusing, and interpreted as if Apollo was the god of the Sun (they started to think that Apollo was Literally the Sun), and as Helios was a Titan, he ended up losing popularity very quickly (with the exception of the Island of Rhodes, which maintained the same ancient traditions as the cult of Helios). In short: In the beginning, there were two distinct gods. Apollo began to be associated with the Light of the Sun, in a figurative sense, but the later Greeks ended up confusing and came to believe that Apollo was literally the God of the Sun
He was never replaced. Only in Renascence Europe people started to think Apollo was the sun god because they confused his atributes and titles with Helios. But for greeks and romans, Helios is the sun god.
Luuuuffffyyyyy
Kratos: there's my torch
So who's the God of the Sun? Apollo or Helios?
Helios
Looks like chocolate flakes. Sharp Tanaka 👍✌️
Matches indian god surya aka sun with chariot riding
wait why are the planets and moons are like the myths
Wow
It's not a Myth. They are Sun Deities a.k.a Eternal Angels
Still myth
*doesnt mean that is fake
Machallah
my name is helios
Press *L3 + R3*
Nah, that's crazy 💀
Helios is not the sun but refers to Saturn. For all curious minds search topic the first sun in you tube.
Your only proof is a video on RUclips? You realise anyone can easily put unsourced material and misinformation online? Also the entire history of the Greek language, and proto-Indo-European for that matter, says otherwise.
@@russergee49 if you would pay few min attention to it you will see theres a huge research based on ancient text from summer to romans in regards.
@@free4492 Saturn is crouns from Greek religion titan of harvest and lord of time
Helios literally means "Sun" in Greek
Saturn a.k.a. Cronus has nothing to do with the Sun, maybe the primordial god Chronos (Time) which the Orphics also called Heracles - not to be confused with the son of Zeus (equated with the Hebrew strongman Samson i.e. Man of the Sun, and the Sumerian god Marduk i.e. Calf of the Sun) although both are associated with the cycle of the Zodiacs and the Adamantine Harpe which is a modified battle-axe like khopesh (external blade) again not to be confused with the sickle (internal blade) created by Gaia for Cronus (a harvest/agricultural god).
Who came from beyblade😂😂
I’m too late to make a Helios losing his head joke
😮😮😮😮😮
And.... then Kratos happened🏳.
God of olympus has beaten by KRATOS, and now He's coming for beaten Asgardian gods😅
Any one piece fan here 🙂??
Sure
well, we all know what happens to helios, He gets his head ripped off from his body by Kratos.
THESE CHARACTERS SHOULD BE ACCURATELY COLORED BLACK FOR BIBLICAL ACCURACY….seems bias
No.
"biblical accuracy" seriously?
1🎶
Sun god Nika>>>
Hahaha, Helios would stompd Nika in the ground 😂
And Kratos ripped his head off
No more sun to sunshine
The Greek god of the sun was Apollo.
Greek god of sun was helios
Cap
He was a “sun god” but he was also known for being the god of music and carried around a lyre and also is associated as being the god of other things
Apollon was never the Sun God in the Original Myths
The Romans who changed the Myths
It is Helios
*Enter Kratos*
I think the best is that Helios did have two halfbrothers that are monky-deities. The even hat an small fight with Herakles. 😂