Euryphaessa

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Euryphaessa is the mother of Helios in the Homeric Hymn. She is described with the epithet "βοῶπις," ("boôpis") meaning "ox-eyed."

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When

First attested
700 BCE
Attested period
-700 – 0
Historical notes
Attested in the Homeric Hymn to Helios from the archaic Greek period, likely an epithet of Theia.

Relationships

parent of
Eos, Selene, Helios
aspect of
Theia
consort of
Hyperion

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Sources

Source passages

“In the Homeric Hymn to Helios, his mother—Euryphaessa—is described with the epithet "βοῶπις," ("boôpis") meaning "ox-eyed." ”

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“The proper name Euryphaessa (Εὐρυφάεσσα) is composed from the adjective εὐρύς, eurýs, "wide" and the noun φάος, pháos, "light".”

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