Hyperion (Greek myth)

In Greek mythology, Hyperion (/haɪˈpɪəriən/; Greek: Ὑπερίων, romanized: Hyperíōn, 'the high one') may refer to two different characters:

* Hyperion, one of the Titans and father of Helios, Selene and Eos by his sister-wife Theia.[1]
* Hyperion, a Trojan prince as one of the sons of King Priam of Troy by an unknown woman.[2]

## Notes

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1. ^ Hesiod, Theogony 134 & 371; Apollodorus, 1.1.3 & 1.2.2
2. ^ Apollodorus, 3.12.5

## References

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* Apollodorus, The Library with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. ISBN 0-674-99135-4. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.
* Hesiod, Theogony from The Homeric Hymns and Homerica with an English Translation by Hugh G. Evelyn-White, Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1914. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.

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