Helios (English spelling)

Japanese: ヘリオス（英語表記）Hēlios

In Greek mythology, he is the sun god. He is the son of the Titans Hyperion and Theia, and the brother of the moon goddess Selene and the dawn goddess Eos. He married Perseis, daughter of Oceanus, and had a son Aeetes and daughters Circe and Pasiphae. He also gave birth to Phaethon and the Heliades to Clymene, daughter of Oceanus. He has four horses pull a golden chariot, crossing the sky from east to west every day, entering Oceanus at sunset, and sailing his chariot on a huge golden cup on the current of the ocean that surrounds the world, then returning to the east. It was believed that no incident on earth could be hidden from this god's eyes. The story of him lending his chariot to Phaethon and causing a fire on the world is famous. In Rome, he was identified with Sol, and later became confused with Apollo.

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Japanese:

ギリシア神話の太陽神。ティタンのヒュペリオンとテイアの子で，月女神セレネおよび曙女神エオスの兄弟。オケアノスの娘ペルセイスと結婚して，息子アイエテスと娘キルケ，パシファエらをもうけ，またこれもオケアノスの娘クリュメネにはファエトンとヘリアデスたちを産ませた。4頭の馬に黄金の戦車を引かせ，日ごと空を東から西に横切り，日没時にオケアノスに入り，世界を取巻くこの大洋の流れの上を馬車ごと黄金の巨大な盃に乗って航行し，また東に戻るとされ，この神の目からは，地上のいかなる事件も隠すことはできないと信じられた。ファエトンに馬車を貸し，世界に火災を発生させた話は有名。ローマではソルと同一視され，のちにはアポロンと混同されるようになった。

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