Meanings
helios1
noun
- pluralplural of helio
Helios2
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounThe god of the Sun; son of Hyperion and Theia, brother of Selene and Eos, father of Phaeton amongst others. His Roman counterpart is Sol.
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*sóh₂wl̥
- Proto-Indo-European*sh₂wél(i)yos
- Proto-Hellenic*hāwélios
- Ancient Greekἥλῐος (hḗlĭos)
- Ancient GreekἭλῐος (Hḗlĭos)
- EnglishHelios
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἥλιος (Hḗlios), from ἥλιος (hḗlios, “sun”).
More words from Ancient Greek
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek Ἥλιος
- Ἥλιος (Hḗlios)god
Arabic هِيلْيُوس
- هِيلْيُوس (hīlyūs)god
Catalan Hèlios
- Hèliosgod
Chinese Mandarin 赫利俄斯
- 赫利俄斯 (Hèlì'ésī)god
Czech Hélios
- Héliosgod
Danish Helios
- Heliosgod
French Hélios
- Héliosgod
German Helios
- Heliosgod
Greek Ήλιος
- Ήλιος (Ílios)god
Hindi हीलियोस
- हीलियोस (hīliyos)god
Hungarian Héliosz
- Hélioszgod
Irish Helios
- Heliosgod
Italian Elio
- Eliogod
Japanese ヘーリオス, ヘリオス
- ヘーリオス (Hēriosu)god
- ヘリオス (Heriosu)god
Korean 헬리오스
- 헬리오스 (Hellioseu)god
Polish Helios
- Heliosgod
Portuguese Hélio
- Héliogod
Russian Ге́лиос
- Ге́лиос (Gélios)god
Spanish Helios
- Heliosgod
Ukrainian Ге́ліос
- Ге́ліос (Hélios)god
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Cite this entry
APA
helios. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/helios
MLA
“helios.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/helios. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “helios,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/helios.
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