Basileia had two children, Helios and Selene. ![]() The goddesses Basileia and Rhea were daughters of Ouranos (Heavens). Hyperion is often called "the Sun" but according to Diodorus of Sicily, Helios actually became the Sun after he was murdered and resurrected. Helios, Selene, Eos, their lovers, and their children were important to the continuation of the Greek people. Helios, Selene, and Eos participate in earthly events in a very flesh and blood way. The attributes of Helios, Selene, and Eos seem clearly defined by the names they were given but we must not forget that their existence is not symbolic or otherworldly. for that reason, I believe the mother of Helios was probably Theia but we must consider the other possibilities. there was no mention of Eos being their sister.Įven though Theogony and the Homeric Hymns are assumed to have been written at approximately the same time (750 BCE), Theogony is considered to be the definitive reference for the generations of the Greek Immortals. Diodorus of Sicily states that Hyperion and a goddess named Basileia were the parents of Helios and Selene. Similarly, in the Homeric Hymn to Hermes we are told that the Titans Hyperion and Euryphaessa were the parents of Helios, Selene, and Eos. In Theogony we are informed that the Titans Hyperion and Theia were the parents of Helios, Selene (Moon), and Eos (Dawn). ![]() There are three different stories as to who Helios's mother might have been, but I tend to accept the account put forth by Hesiod in Theogony rather than the other explanations presented in the Homeric Hymn to Helios and by Diodorus of Sicily from an unnamed source. his mother might have been one of three goddesses. He was born several generations after the first Immortals came into existence but an "immortal generation" cannot be measured by any earthly standard so we're not sure exactly when Helios, or any of the early Immortals, came onto existence. Like many of the Immortals, Helios has a very complicated existence. although these statements seem contradictory, all are true.
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