Phoebus
/ˈfiː.bəs/ name
name ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 An epithet and synonym for Helios; Phoebus Helios. Greek
"Mor. Miſlike me not for my complexion, The ſhadowed liuerie of the burniſht ſunne, To whom I am a neighbour, and neere bred. Bring me the faireſt creature North-ward borne, Where Phœbus fire ſcarce thawes the yſicles, And let vs make inciſion for your loue, To proue whoſe blood is reddeſt, his or mine."
- 2 An epithet and synonym for Apollo; Phoebus Apollo. Greek, Roman
"By Phœbus, here's a moſt neate fine ſtreete; is't not? I proteſt to thee, I am enamord of this ſtreete now, more then of halfe the ſtreetes of Rome, againe; tis ſo polite, and terſe; […]"
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More examples""What does Phoebus mean?" "It's a Latin word that means sun.""
Etymology
From Middle English Phebus, from Latin Phoebus, from Ancient Greek Φοῖβος (Phoîbos).