Hyperion

Family: Gods · Role: father of Helios · First appears: Homeric Hymn II · To Demeter · Part 1

In the account of To Helios, Hyperion married his sister Euryphaessa; together they had Eos, Selene, and Helios. The hymn calls Helios “the lord Helios, Hyperion’s bright son” and describes him as “tireless.”

Relationship record

Life events

• Hyperion married Euryphaessa.(Homeric Hymn XXXI · To Helios)
  • With: Euryphaessa
  • “For Hyperion wedded glorious Euryphaessa, his own sister”
• Euryphaessa gave birth to Eos, Selene, and Helios.(Homeric Hymn XXXI · To Helios)
  • With: Euryphaessa Eos Selene Helios
  • “who bare him lovely children, rosy-armed Eos and rich-tressed Selene and tireless Helios”

Homeric Hymn II · To Demeter · Part 1

• child: Helios “the lord Helios, Hyperion’s bright son”

Homeric Hymn XXVIII · To Athena

• child: Helios “the bright Son of Hyperion stopped his swift-footed horses a long while”

Homeric Hymn XXXI · To Helios

• parent: Earth “the Son of Earth and starry Heaven.”
• parent: Heaven “the Son of Earth and starry Heaven.”
• married with Euryphaessa “For Hyperion wedded glorious Euryphaessa, his own sister,”
• siblings with Euryphaessa “For Hyperion wedded glorious Euryphaessa, his own sister,”
• child: Eos “For Hyperion wedded glorious Euryphaessa, his own sister, who bare him lovely children, rosy-armed Eos”
• child: Selene “For Hyperion wedded glorious Euryphaessa, his own sister, who bare him lovely children, rosy-armed Eos and rich-tressed Selene”
• child: Helios “For Hyperion wedded glorious Euryphaessa, his own sister, who bare him lovely children, rosy-armed Eos and rich-tressed Selene and tireless Helios”

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Extracted from the original text of Hesiod and Homerica. Made with Rho MD.