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Pyrois

deity sky Roman single tradition · 3

Pyrois is one of the horses of the Sun that pull the chariot of Helios, according to Ovid, a 1st-century BCE Roman poet.

↻ synthesized from 3 sources

When

First attested
800 BCE
Attested period
-800 – 2020
Historical notes
Mentioned by Ovid, a 1st-century BCE Roman poet.

Relationships

co occurs with
Ūsiņš, Aeos, Aethiops, Bronte, Sterope, Abraxas, Therbeeo, Zeus, Indra, Eos, Saulė, Árvakr, Alsviðr, Selene
sibling of
Eous, Aethon, Phlegon
allied with
Helios, Aethon, Eous, Phlegon

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Mentioned by

Sources

wikipedia (3)
  1. *Seh₂ul and *Meh₁not
  2. Helios
  3. The Horses of Helios

Source passages

“Ovid, a 1st-century BCE Roman poet, lists several "swift" ("volucres") horses "of the Sun" ("Solis equi") that pull the chariot of Helios, namely Pyrois, Eous, Aethon, and Phlegon.”

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“Phaethon's ride: Pyrois ("the fiery one"), Eous ("he of the dawn"), Aethon ("blazing"), and Phlegon ("burning").”

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“It depicts Aethon, Eous, Phlegon, and Pyrois - the four horses of Helios, Greek god of the sun.”

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