An ancient Greek name for the sun god Apollo; used poetically to refer to the sun itself.
From Greek 'Phoibos' (bright, shining), likely from the root 'phos' (light). It was an epithet and alternate name for Apollo in classical mythology.
Phoebus comes from the same Greek root 'phos' that gives us 'photo' and 'phosphorus'—all about light and brightness! Ancient Greeks named their sun god with a word that literally means 'the bright one.'
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