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Phebus
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English
Proper noun
en Phoebus.
1590 I I 9 As gentle Shepheard in ſweete euentide, / When ruddy Phebus gins to welke in weft,
Middle English
Alternative forms
enm Febus
Etymology
From enm la Phoebus, from enm grc Φοῖβος [the] Radiant [One].
Pronunciation
enm /ˈfɛːbus/
Proper noun
enm mythology In Greek mythology, the god governing the sun; Phoebus, Apollo.
enm astronomy, sometimes uncapitalised The brightest and warmest celestial body, considered to be a planet in the Ptolemic system; the Sun.
Synonyms
god enm Appolyn
planet enm sonne, enm sol
Descendants
en Phoebus
References
phebus n MED33240 17 June 2018
enm Greek deities Planets Stars Sun