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Helios is the Titan god and personification of the Sun.
History
Helios is tasked with tripping daily across the sky, distributing light and heat on earth, being revered even by the Olympian gods.[1]
The Titan Sun god is the son of Hyperion and brother of Selene the Moon and Eos the Dawn,[2] and the immortal sorceress Circe is his daughter.[3]
Although Helios is identified with the Sun itself, in the Hellenic pantheon he shares the title of Sun god with the younger Olympian god Apollo, who is able to use the power of the Sun.[4]
Powers and Abilities
Powers
Notes
- This character or object is an adaptation of Helios, a character or object in traditional stories. These include, but may not be limited to religious texts, myth, and/or folk lore. More information on the original can be found at Wikipedia.org.
- Helios was first adapted by Robert Kanigher and Harry G. Peter, first appearing in Wonder Woman #58. However, in the Prime Earth continuity Helios first appeared as part of the New 52 DC Universe in Wonder Woman: Black and Gold #5 by Peter Tomasi and Christian Alamy.
- However, he was first mentioned in Justice League Dark (Volume 2) #17.
Related
- 1 Appearances of Helios (Prime Earth)
- 1 Images featuring Helios (Prime Earth)
- Quotations by or about Helios (Prime Earth)
- Character Gallery: Helios (Prime Earth)
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