Hyperion

H4Y4P3E1R1I1O1N1
/haɪˈpɪəɹi.ən/

proper noun

A Titan, the son of Gaia and Uranus and the father of Helios, Selene and Eos.

OriginAncient Greek Ὑπερίων →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. Greekhuman sciencesA Titan, the son of Gaia and Uranus and the father of Helios, Selene and Eos.
  2. Greekhuman sciencesHelios himself, the incarnation of light and beauty.
  3. astronomyOne of the moons of Saturn.

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekὙπερίων
  2. EnglishHyperion

From Ancient Greek Ὑπερίων (Huperíōn).

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Translations

Afrikaans Huperion
  • Huperiona Titan, the son of Gaia and Uranus
Ancient Greek Ὑπερίων
  • Ὑπερίων (Huperíōn)a Titan, the son of Gaia and Uranus
Bengali হুপেরিয়ন
  • হুপেরিয়ন (huperiẏon)a Titan, the son of Gaia and Uranus
Bulgarian Хиперион, Хиперион
  • Хиперион (Hiperion)a Titan, the son of Gaia and Uranus
  • Хиперион (Hiperion)moon
Catalan Hiperíon
  • Hiperíona Titan, the son of Gaia and Uranus
Chinese Cantonese 海柏利昂
  • 海柏利昂 (hoi² paak³ lei⁶ ngong⁴)a Titan, the son of Gaia and Uranus
Chinese Mandarin 許珀里翁 /许珀里翁, 海柏利昂
  • 許珀里翁 /许珀里翁 (Xǔpòlǐwēng)a Titan, the son of Gaia and Uranus
  • 海柏利昂 (Hǎibólì'áng)a Titan, the son of Gaia and Uranus
  • 海伯利安 (Hǎibólì'ān)a Titan, the son of Gaia and Uranus
  • 土衛七 /土卫七 (Tǔwèiqī)moon
Danish Hyperion
  • Hyperiona Titan, the son of Gaia and Uranus
Finnish Hyperion, Hyperion
  • Hyperiona Titan, the son of Gaia and Uranus
  • Hyperionmoon
French Hypérion
  • Hypériona Titan, the son of Gaia and Uranus
Greek Υπερίων
  • Υπερίων (Yperíon)a Titan, the son of Gaia and Uranus
Hungarian Hüperión, Hüperión
  • Hüperióna Titan, the son of Gaia and Uranus
  • Hüperiónmoon
Italian Iperione, Iperione
  • Iperionea Titan, the son of Gaia and Uranus
  • Iperionemoon
Japanese ヒュペリーオーン, ヒペリオン
  • ヒュペリーオーン (Hyuperīōn)a Titan, the son of Gaia and Uranus
  • ヒペリオン (Hiperion)moon
Korean 히페리온, 히페리온
  • 히페리온 (Hiperion)a Titan, the son of Gaia and Uranus
  • 히페리온 (Hiperion)moon
Persian هیپریون
  • هیپریونa Titan, the son of Gaia and Uranus
Portuguese Hipérion, Hipérion
  • Hipériona Titan, the son of Gaia and Uranus
  • Hipérionmoon
Russian Гиперио́н, Гиперио́н
  • Гиперио́н (Giperión)a Titan, the son of Gaia and Uranus
  • Гиперио́н (Giperión)moon
Spanish Hiperión, Hiperión
  • Hiperióna Titan, the son of Gaia and Uranus
  • Hiperiónmoon
Swedish Hyperion
  • Hyperiona Titan, the son of Gaia and Uranus
Thai ไฮพีเรียน
  • ไฮพีเรียนa Titan, the son of Gaia and Uranus

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Hyperion

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Cite this entry
APA

Hyperion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hyperion

MLA

“Hyperion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hyperion. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hyperion,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hyperion.

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