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Phoebus

noun

(Greek mythology) Greek god of light; god of prophecy and poetry and music and healing; son of Zeus and Leto; twin brother of Artemis. Synonyms: Apollo, Phoebus Apollo.

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... molten coin be told; May he like Victor in the mill expire, Crushed between moving millstones on him rolled, Or in deep sea drenched breathless, more adrad Than in the whale's bulk Jonas, when God bade: From Phoebus' light, from Juno's treasure-house Driven, and from joys of Venus amorous, And cursed of God most high to the utterance, As was the Syrian king Antiochus, Who could wish evil to ...

— Poems & Ballads (Second Series) - Swinburne's Poems Volume III • Algernon Charles Swinburne

... come and see me, my dear, and bring the others with you, and you shall make the acquaintance of my darling Phoebus." ...

— The Weans at Rowallan • Kathleen Fitzpatrick

... bright Phoebus enters Pisces, The maids will have good store of kisses, For always when the sun comes there, Valentine's day is drawing near, And both the men and maids incline To choose them ...

— Myths of Babylonia and Assyria • Donald A. Mackenzie

Words linked to "Phoebus" : Apollo, Greek deity, Pythius, Greek mythology