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i noun
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Classical Mythology. a Titan, the father of Helios, Selene, and Eos.
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Astronomy. a natural satellite of the planet Saturn.
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Hyperion1 (haɪˈpɪərɪən) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| Greek myth a Titan, son of Uranus and Gaea, father of Helios (sun), Selene (moon), and Eos (dawn) | |
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Hyperion
is always a great word to know.
So is Oceanus. Does it mean:
| the present age, following the bronze age; the last and worst of the four ages of the human race, characterized by danger, corruption, and toil |
| a Titan, the father of the river gods and Oceanids; a great stream of water encircling the earth and believed to be the source of all rivers and lakes |
| Hyperion2 (haɪˈpɪərɪən) | |
| —n | |
| an irregular-shaped outer satellite of the planet Saturn that tumbles chaotically | |
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Word Origin & History
Hyperion
a Titan, son of Uranus and Gaea, later identified with Apollo, from Gk., lit. "he who looks from above."
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Computing Dictionary
Hyperion definition
computerAn MS-DOS personal computer that was manufactured in Kanata (near Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) in the mid-1980s. It received considerable government subsidies and, while it was considered well-designed and manufactured and a real threat to the Compaq Portable, the Ottawa firm that designed it was unable to beat Compaq.
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Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia
hyperion
major moon of Saturn, notable in that it has no regular rotation period but tumbles in an apparently random fashion in its orbit. Hyperion was discovered in 1848 by the American astronomers William Bond and George Bond and independently by the English astronomer William Lassell. It was named for one of the Titans of Greek mythology.
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