Phebus

Middle English

Alternative forms

Febus

Etymology

From Latin Phoebus, from Ancient Greek Φοῖβος (Phoîbos, “[the] Radiant [One]”).

Proper noun

Phebus

(mythology) In Greek mythology, the god governing the sun; Phoebus, Apollo.
(astronomy, sometimes uncapitalised) The brightest and warmest celestial body, considered to be a planet in the Ptolemic system; the Sun.

Synonyms

(god): Appolyn
(planet): sonne, sol

References

“phebus (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 17 June 2018.

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