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The god of the sun; in the later mythology identified with Apollo, and distinguished for his beauty.

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  1. n. The god of the sun; in the later mythology identified with Apollo, and distinguished for his beauty.
  2. The god of the sun; in the later mythology identified with Apollo, and distinguished for his beauty. So excellent a king; that was, to this, Hyperion to a satyr. Shak.
  3. The god of the sun; in the later mythology identified withApollo, and distinguished for his beauty.So excellent a king; that was, to this, Hyperion to a satyr. Shak.
  4. n. (Greek mythology) a Titan who was the son of Gaea and Uranus and the father of Helios and Selene and Eos in ancient mythology