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.