English dictionary, thesaurus, translations & etymology
FreeDict.com

Ήλιος — meaning in English

Ilios

Greek → English · translate English → Greek instead

English meaning

  • Helios name In Greek mythology, the god who personifies the sun, said to drive his chariot across the sky each day.
  • sun noun The star at the centre of our solar system, which gives Earth light and heat.

Senses

Ήλιος is used for these senses in English:

  • Helios (Greek god) The god of the Sun; son of Hyperion and Theia, brother of Selene and Eos, father of Phaeton amongst others. His Roman counterpart is Sol.
  • Sun The star at the center of the Solar System (our solar system), which shines in our sky, represented in astronomy and astrology by ☉.
  • sun The light and heat which are received from the sun; sunshine or sunlight.
  • sun The star that Earth revolves around, and from which it receives light and heat.

sun — full definition

  1. noun The star at the centre of our solar system, which gives Earth light and heat.
  2. noun Sunlight or sunshine.
  3. verb To expose something, or yourself, to sunlight.

Related Greek words