Phoebus
bəs noun
1.
Classical Mythology. Apollo as the sun god.
2.
Literary. the sun personified.
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| —n | |
| 1. | Greek myth Also called: Phoebus Apollo Apollo as the sun god |
| 2. | poetic a personification of the sun |
| [C14: via Latin from Greek Phoibos bright; related to phaos light] | |
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