Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—P

Phoebus

The sun or sun-god. In Greek mythology Apollo is called Phoebos (the sun-god), from the Greek verb phao (to shine).

“The rays divine of vernal Phoebus shine.”

Thomson: Spring.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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