Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

helios

/ˈhiːliɒs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.65 in modern English

Syllables: he-lios
IPA: /ˈhiːliɒs/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The god of the Sun; son of Hyperion and Theia, brother of Selene and Eos, father of Phaeton amongst others. His Roman counterpart is Sol.

noun

plural of helio

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἥλιος (Hḗlios), from ἥλιος (hḗlios, “sun”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: Ἥλιος

Frequently Paired Words

Sol

Synonyms

Titan

Questions

How do you pronounce helios?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhiːliɒs/.
What does helios mean?: The god of the Sun; son of Hyperion and Theia, brother of Selene and Eos, father of Phaeton amongst others. His Roman counterpart is Sol.
Where does helios come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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