Plate IXTitanSun
Hyperion&Hyperion
Light, the Sun, & Heavenly Fire
Graecia
Hyperion
The High One
Sacred Attributes
Sun-disk, torch, radiant crown
Historical Origins
Titan of heavenly light and father of Helios, Selene and Eos.
Personality & Character
Luminous and remote; overthrown with the rest of his dynasty.
Cult & Sacrifice
Sunrise offerings and first-light libations.
Cultural Ethos
Light as a primordial substance, older than the gods who wield it.
Roma
Hyperion
Hyperion
Sacred Attributes
Sun-disk, rayed crown
Historical Origins
Kept in Roman verse as a poetic epithet for the sun; no separate cult ever formed.
Personality & Character
Merged into Sol and largely forgotten as an individual.
Cult & Sacrifice
Absorbed into the rites of Sol Indiges.
Cultural Ethos
Displaced by Sol, the more practical and calendar-friendly Roman sun.
Syncretism Analysis
Hyperion's light was inherited, but his identity was not. Rome preferred the tidy, calendar-friendly sun-god Sol — a deity you could schedule a festival around.
Modern Reception
Percy Jackson & the OlympiansNovelGod of WarVideo Game