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Hyperion

The High One · Titan · Father of Helios

01Identity

Among the elder Titans, Hyperion is the High One, a Greek god associated with celestial light, the sun and the heavenly realm. He took his sister Theia as his consort, and they had Eos, Helios and Selene. Eos brought dawn, Helios crossed the heavens by day, and Selene illuminated the night after her brother descended into the sea.

Top questions
  • Who is Hyperion?

    Hyperion is a Greek being associated with celestial light, the sun, the heavenly realm, celestial observation, the divine succession.
    Source

    Source

    • Classical Mythology a to Z
    • Dictionary of Mythology
  • What is Hyperion the god of?

    celestial light, the sun, the heavenly realm, celestial observation, the divine succession
    Source

    Source

    • Classical Mythology a to Z
  • What family links are recorded for Hyperion?

    Father: Uranus, Mother: Gaia, Spouse: Aethra, 4 children, 7 siblings.
02Family

Parents above, children below, and the figure’s consorts named in between, the same family data as the fact box, laid out as a chart instead of a field list.

HyperionCronusIapetosOceanusRheaTethysTheiaThemis

with Aethra, Basileia, Euryphaessa, Theia

03The names

The High One

The one who is above

SourceClassical Mythology a to Z

He Who Goes Above

A literal rendering of Hyperion's name

SourceDictionary of Mythology

Titan

A member of the elder generation of gods

SourceClassical Mythology a to Z

04The myths

1 myth, each traced to its primary text and corpus sources.

Eos rose first in the east and announced the approach of her brother Helios. She was the Dawn, and she was the daughter of the Titans Hyperion and Theia. Hyperion took his sister Theia as his consort, and they had three celestial children: Eos, Helios, and Selene. Helios was the Sun, and Selene was the Moon.

With her rosy fingers, Eos painted the tips of the mountains. She drew aside the misty veil through which Helios was about to appear. When he burst forth in the full light of day, Eos disappeared. Helios then drove his golden, flame-darting chariot along its accustomed track. Four fire-breathing horses drew it. Helios stood upright behind them and held their reins in one hand. Rays surrounded his head, and his eyes flashed. The fiery horses could not be controlled by ordinary hands.

Towards evening, Helios descended along the curve of the sky. He cooled his burning forehead in the waters of the deep sea. Selene followed him closely. She then took charge of the world during the dark hours and illuminated the night with her silver crescent. Selene was Helios's sister and the daughter of Hyperion and Theia. The movements of Dawn, Sun, and Moon marked the changing conditions of the sky.

The Union of Hyperion and Theia, a MythSource painting of the scene

In the modern world

No modern rework confirmed yet.

3 sources· checked 2026-08-19

  1. 1Greek Myths & TalesT1
  2. 2Hesiod, TheogonyT1

    Quote

    Hyperion and Theia bore Eos, the early Dawn, great Helios, the Sun, and Selene, the Moon.

    Hesiod, Theogony

  3. 3The Greek MythsT1

The myths across MythSource where Hyperion features, each on that figure’s page.

The film

The Underdrawing video on Hyperion embeds here once it publishes.

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