What is Helios the god of?

Helios is the Greek god of the Sun.

Are Helios and Apollo the same god?

Helios and Apollo are not the same god, but Apollo was regarded as a Sun god from the 5th century BCE.

What are 5 facts about Helios?

5 facts about Helios are: he was the Greek god of the Sun, he was the son of the Titan Hyperion, he was the father of Phaethon, he had a sacred herd of cattle, and he was the subject of the Colossus of Rhodes, a Wonder of the Ancient World.

Helios

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Definition

Helios (also Helius) was the god of the Sun in Greek mythology. Helios rode a golden chariot which brought the Sun across the skies each day from the east (Ethiopia) to the west (Hesperides). Helios was famously the subject of the Colossus of Rhodes, the giant bronze statue considered one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

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Timeline

c. 800 BCE - c. 700 BCE
Homer of Greece writes his Iliad and Odyssey.
c. 700 BCE
Greek poet Hesiod writes his Theogony and Works and Days.
c. 292 BCE - c. 280 BCE
The Colossus of Rhodes, a representation of Helios, is built in Rhodes town harbour, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
228 BCE - 226 BCE
The Colossus of Rhodes is toppled by an earthquake.