Hyperion (Titan)

In Greek mythology, Hyperion (/haɪˈpɪəriən/; Greek: Ὑπερίων, 'he who goes before') was one of the twelve Titan children of Gaia (Earth) and Uranus (Sky). With his sister, the Titaness Theia, Hyperion fathered Helios (Sun), Selene (Moon) and Eos (Dawn).

For other uses, see Hyperion.
Hyperion
Member of the Titans
Ancient GreekὙπερίων
BattlesTitanomachy
Personal information
ParentsUranus and Gaia
Siblings
  • Briareus
  • Cottus
  • Gyges
Other siblings
Half-siblings
ConsortTheia
OffspringHelios, Eos and Selene

Hyperion was, along with his son Helios, a personification of the sun, with the two sometimes identified. John Keats's abandoned epic poem Hyperion is among the literary works that feature the figure.

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