Who was Helios?
Helios was the Titan God of the sun, also known as Sol. The sacred house to Helios was the island of gods called Thrinacia , the other island that is mentioned to be the home of Helios was Rhodes. Helios was also the guardian of oaths and the god of gift of sight. Helios was the son of Hyperion and Theia; his sisters were the goddesses Selene and Eos. He is describes as the one who watches us from above and oversees everyone. He drove the sun chariot of the sun across the sky on a daily basis. Helios most memorable tales is the legend of Phaethon. Phaethon was the son of Helios, One day Phaethon leaped onto the chariot as soon as Phaethon took hold of the reins, however, it was clear that he could not control the powerful horses. Indeed, the immortal horses were much too strong for Phaethon, they had dragged Phaethon causing destruction wherever they went, and they had scorched the earth.
Helios Today
There are many books about Helios and about his myths and legends. A book titled: “The Helios Conspiracy” is a book about solving a murder, but it is not about the Greek sun god. A movie that takes the same title was released later on, but is based off of another book. Other than those two books, I couldn’t find anything further on literature based on Helios. Helios is seen in today’s world in many ways. One way he is seen is in a company named Helios. It’s a company that makes different type of bars for bikes. They use the name Helios because they imply that they are the sun to the night because the bars have lights. Another way Helios is found in the world today is the elements helium. Since the element helium makes up most of the sun, it was named after the sun god Helios. Also, there is a cinema in Poland named Helios. It offers many theaters and 3D movies. A comic book called “World War X” will be released soon and it is about an “alien-apocalypse” war. It has Helios, the Greek titan, in the context. The connection between their Helios and the Helios in the book we are reading in wildly inaccurate. Helios is also featured as a main evil character in a video game called “God of War”.
Head Of Helios
This sculpture is titled The Head of Helios. The sculptor of this sculpture is Lysippos. Lysippos was born in Sicyon around 390 B.C. and was considered one of the three best sculptors in ancient Greece. In his youth, Lysippos was a bronze worker. He later taught himself the art of sculpting. He became very popular for his amazing attention to detail especially in the eyelids and toenails. This sculpture was made to help visualize what Helios looked like to Ancient Greece. It also relates to Alexander the Great by how it looks. Its characteristics on the sculptor may imply that they used to think of Alexander the Great as Helios.