"Phoebus" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈfiː.bəs/
Etymology: From Middle English Phebus, from Latin Phoebus, from Ancient Greek Φοῖβος (Phoîbos). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|Phebus}} Middle English Phebus, {{der|en|la|Phoebus}} Latin Phoebus, {{der|en|grc|Φοῖβος}} Ancient Greek Φοῖβος (Phoîbos) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Phoebus
  1. (Greek mythology) An epithet and synonym for Helios; Phoebus Helios, after his maternal aunt, Phoebe. Tags: Greek Categories (topical): Greek deities
    Sense id: en-Phoebus-en-name-2~WgvxA1 Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
  2. (Greek mythology, Roman mythology) An epithet and synonym for Apollo; Phoebus Apollo. Tags: Greek, Roman Categories (topical): Greek deities, Roman deities, Divine epithets
    Sense id: en-Phoebus-en-name-0tpqxIOZ Disambiguation of Divine epithets: 41 59 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 75 Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Phœbus [archaic] Translations (divine epithet): Φοῖβος (Phoîbos) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), Phébus [masculine] (French), Phœbus [masculine] (French), Φοίβος (Foívos) [masculine] (Greek), ポイボス (Japanese), 포이보스 (Poiboseu) (Korean), Phoebus [masculine] (Latin), Febus [masculine] (Polish), Феб (Feb) [masculine] (Russian)
Disambiguation of 'divine epithet': 48 52

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