Hyperion ( dr. Greek Ὑπερίων “very high”) in ancient Greek mythology [2] - titan , son of Uranus and Gaia [3] , husband of his sister Teia , father of Helios [4] , Selena and Eos [5] .
| Hyperion | |
|---|---|
| Ὑπερίων | |
| Mythology | Ancient Greek mythology |
| Name interpretation | Very tall |
| Floor | |
| Father | Uranus |
| Mother | Gaia |
| Brothers and sisters | , , , , , and |
| Spouse | Teia |
| Children | Helios , Selena , Eos |
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Hyperion is a "shining" god, literally "walking upstairs", that is, through the sky, and therefore he is identified with Helios - often with Homer , in Hellenistic mythology - constantly; Thus, the sons of Helios are called Hyperionids .
According to the euhemeristic interpretation, Hyperion was the name of the person who first comprehended the movement of the heavenly bodies, which is why they began to call them the “father” of them [6] .
According to Hesiod , titanium, the solar god, the father of dawn - Aurora , the Sun and the Moon (Eos, Helios and Selena).
In Odyssey (XII) Hyperion is identified with Helios: Helios Hyperion keeps his sacred cows on the island of Trinacria (perhaps this is modern Sicily) .
Notes
- ↑ Lubker F. Rhea // The Real Dictionary of Classical Antiquities according to Lubker / ed. F.F. Zelinsky , L.A. Georgievsky , M.S. Kutorg , etc. - St. Petersburg. : Society of Classical Philology and Pedagogy , 1885. - S. 1153–1154.
- ↑ Myths of the peoples of the world . M., 1991-92. In 2 vols. T. 1. P. 304, Lubker F. The Real Dictionary of Classical Antiquities . M., 2001. In 3 vol. T. 2.P. 157
- ↑ Pseudo-Apollodorus. Mythological library I 1, 3; 2, 2
- ↑ Homer. Odyssey XII 374; Mimnerm, fr. 5 Gentili Prato; Pindar. Olympic Songs VII 39
- ↑ Hyperion, in mythology // Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary : in 86 volumes (82 volumes and 4 additional). - SPb. , 1890-1907.
- ↑ Diodorus of Sicily. Historical Library V 67, 1